wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
battle for Christmas sales
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
myself; yourself; I; me; you
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
family; members of a family
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
understood; I see; OK; present; here
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
confections; sweets; candy; cake
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo