excess; surplus; superabundance
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
button (clothing); push-button
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
in a day; in a brief space of time
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
of tender years; very young
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
at that time; in those days
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
double; twice (as much); twofold
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
export; exportation; efferent
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
winner; victor; conqueror