game arcade; video arcade
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
control; management (e.g. of a business)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
supply; supplying; replenishment
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
chief; main; principal; important
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
to show signs of; to appear
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen