battle for Christmas sales
imitating; copying; mimicking
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
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 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
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
illumination; decorative lighting
to remain married for life
(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
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
in the same manner as before; the same as always
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)