foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
revival; restoration; resuscitation
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
(appropriate for) one's age
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
office hours; business hours; working hours
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
co-existence and co-prosperity
monetary; financial; pecuniary
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
foreigner; alien; stranger
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions