unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
number one; first; best; most; game; round
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this place; where one comes from; here
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cartoon-character costume
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
promotional flyer; advertising leaflet; circular
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
traditional Japanese band of sandwich board advertisers
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to have an idea; to have a clue
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
sorry; excuse me; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone