insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
population ageing (aging)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
having said that; on the other hand
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
Europe and America; the West
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
direct mail; direct message
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
100,000; hundred thousand
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit