appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
disuse; not using; non-usage
heartstrings; innermost soul
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
plagiarism; plagiarised work
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
modern person; people of today
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
promotion (school, military, etc.)
hereabouts; around there; that area
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
sampling food; tasting; trying
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
one revolution; one rotation
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically