to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
early (days); initial stage; initial
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
street at night; making a night journey
being good-for-nothing; useless person
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
talking while standing; standing around talking
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
snack (to have with a drink); side dish