naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
match; game; bout; contest
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
prickling; stinging; tingling
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
food and drink; eating and drinking
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
abstention; nonparticipation
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be silent; to say nothing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be surprised; to be astonished
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
highest grade; superlative degree
very important person; VIP
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
sales; selling; marketing
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
making a show of one's faults