to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
(period of) a year; during an era
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
warp; curvature; curve; arch
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to grumble about something (trivial)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
line; queue; procession; matrix
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
success; prosperity; boom
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
heading; headline; index; headword
chief; main; principal; important
title; index; heading; headline; caption
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course