in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
occasional; infrequent; rare
to have meaning; to be meaningful
young person; youth; young
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
else; in addition; besides
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
righteousness; justice; right
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
another shop; another store; another restaurant
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to send flying with a kick
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
silence; stillness; quietness
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just