shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
to join together; to combine; to join up
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
correction; rectification; mending; repair
close-cropped hair; shaven head
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
minute adjustment; fine tuning
imposing stance; daunting pose
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
order of chivalry; chivalric order
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
one's long-cherished desire
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
how long; how much; to what extent
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else