publicity or advertising expenses
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
ditch with running water; drainage channel
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
comic strip with dramatic story
American film; American movie
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
interchange; international; inter-
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
upward adjustment; upward revision
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
see-through (e.g. blouse)
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock