attitude survey; opinion poll
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
commerce; trade; business
unedited remarks; frank opinions
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
consequently; as a result
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
height of; middle of; full bloom
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop; hotel (in China)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
classification; categorization; sorting
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
vacuum pack; vacuum packing