publicity or advertising expenses
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
impact of publicity or propaganda
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
one's post; place of work; workplace
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible