cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
that is to say; so that means
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
social meeting place; watering hole
sense of being the chosen people
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
hot topic; talk of the town
intelligence gathering; information gathering
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to some extent; to a certain extent
baton (of command); order; command; direction