secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
limited time; limited-time offer
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
this and that; one thing or another
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
little finger; pinky; little toe
relatively; comparatively
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
long ago; a long time ago; already
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
either way; in any case; one way or another
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
company name; name of a company
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
the place for; the time for; the level of
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection