to pay attention; to be watchful
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
forty-ninth day after a person's death
Buddhist memorial service
general; popular; common; typical
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
to anticipate; to foresee
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
consanguineous group; kin group
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
cost reduction; cost saving
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
business district; office complex
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
position; location; base; point; site
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
small number; few; minority
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
age range; age-group; age bracket
superior; superiors; senior
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)