refining; purification; careful manufacture
usually; under usual circumstances
source of funds; resources; finances
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
turning sideways; landscape orientation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
floor heating; underfloor heating
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
estimation; criticism; comment
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
sales promotion; hard selling
export; exportation; efferent
trade; buying and selling
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
to be on a roll; to be in a good spot; to be on a (winning) streak
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
brand name; trade name; product name
turning into a brand; branding
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
business discussion; negotiation
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
rare; extraordinary; singular
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
red line; line in the sand; red line (ice hockey); center line; centre line