spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
slightly heavy; a little heavy
this and that; one thing or another
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
remarkable; striking; obvious
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
these guys; these fellows
all; entire; whole; altogether
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
sincere; honest; faithful
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
hot food sold at a convenience store
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
to compete with; to vie for