copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
stairs; stairway; staircase
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
unidentifiable; unidentified
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to become excited; to grow lively
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
confections; sweets; candy; cake
only recently; just of late
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
one (thing); one piece; one item
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to be sticky; to be close together
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
amount of sugar; sugar content
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease