year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
releasing stored goods (esp. sake); delivery (of goods from a storehouse)
hidden treasure; treasured article
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
original author (of a work)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
as stated; verbatim; literally
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
buffet; self-service meal
heap; pile; stack; full measure
story of one's experiences
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
happy mood; euphoric mood
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
concreteness; feasibility
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
first-class goods; A-grade product
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
information transfer; information transmission
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)