sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
armed forces; military; troops
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
war; fighting; fierce competition
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods