to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
starvation; famine; hunger
production output; number of goods manufactured
(period of) a year; during an era
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
chief; main; principal; major
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
another day; some other day
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
company director; board member
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
big-name brand; brand-name goods
telephone call; telephone (device)