publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
selling out; being sold out
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
manners; behavior; behaviour
sublime; noble; high-minded
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
elder sister; effeminate man
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
about the same; about equal to; close match
already; now; no longer; not any more
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
year in, year out; always; 24-7
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
udon with deep-fried tofu
paella (Spanish rice dish)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end