calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
vicious circle; vicious cycle
meaning; significance; sense
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
state of mind; mentality; psychology
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
neighbourhood; neighborhood
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
sales; selling; marketing