Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
prospects of victory; chances of success
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to carry out one's mission
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to keep away; to keep at a distance
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to rule; to govern; to administer
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
people; men and women; each person; everybody
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness