champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to distribute; to hand out
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
source of funds; resources; finances
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
advertiser; advertising sponsor
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
commerce; trade; business
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
one's family; family member
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
right (to do something); authority; power
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to care for someone; to look after someone
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations