financial market; money market
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
being good at cooking; good cook
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
external; superficial; outward; surface
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
two parts; two copies; the second part
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
earnestly; immediately; exactly
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
carrot; calotte (type of hat)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
gas tank; gasholder; gasometer
rapid-fire comic dialogue