with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
the treasure that is children; child
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
regulation; adjustment; control
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
accompaniment to a drink served at celebrations (such as New Year)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder