hard fight; difficult struggle
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
decrease; reduction; decline
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
during; for the duration of
interested person; volunteer; supporter
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply