please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
all companies; each company
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to follow another's example
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
performer; entertainer; celebrity
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)