to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
three-digit number; hundreds column
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax
to sell off; to sell completely
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
the same generation; coeval
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
young; youth; young person
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
everyone at once; everyone together
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
factory worker with a fixed term contract of employment
home area; home town; local
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie