battle for Christmas sales
imitating; copying; mimicking
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
pretension; conceit; hubris
(not) even once; (not) ever
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
illumination; decorative lighting
to remain married for life
upper reaches of a river; upstream
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
earnings from a part-time job
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to go to see (something, someone); to visit