bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
out of season; unseasonal
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style and served with udon
regional cuisine; local cuisine
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
all you can drink; bottomless cup
summer season; summer; summertime
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); conger eel; garden eel
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
established policy; existing procedures
ultra-Orthodox (Jews); Haredi Judaism; Haredim
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to keep a watchful eye on
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament