amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
curious; strange; unusual
questionnaire; survey; poll
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to try to do; to attempt to do
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
not in one's right mind; insane
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
nutritional value; food value
to look around; to look towards (us)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
customers losing interest in product or shop
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
never ceasing; never ending
built-in audience; regular customers
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem