power; authority; influence
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
absolute amount; absolute quantity
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
electronic parts; electronic components
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to triumph; to be elated with success
leaving everything to someone else
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
road approaching a shrine
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
price increase; rise in price
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
all right; very well; okay; I got it
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
total (money); full amount; sum
a little more; a bit more
question and answer session
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
traditional art; traditional performance art
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
cut; reduction; curtailment
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle