at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
street survey; opinion poll performed on street; on-street questionnaire
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
comparatively; relatively
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
pleasant feeling; good vibes
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
common people; ordinary people; masses
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district