local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to finish sharpening; to bring to a fine edge; to sharpen well; to polish up
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in terms of; from the point of view of
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
choices; alternatives; options
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
every month; monthly; month by month
how long; how far; how much
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
average per-customer spending; average sales per customer
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
for many days; for several days
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
3000; three thousand; many
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
point in common; common feature