and then; and so; and; so then
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
home area; home town; local
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
rubber band; elastic band
splish-splash; with a splash
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
new product; new line (of products)
arrival of goods; goods received
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
assortment; product lineup
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)