contrived; false-sounding
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to palm off; to force a sale
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
battlefield; battleground
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
simultaneous; all at once
living together; coexistence
the West; the Occident; Western countries
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
to quicken one's pace (steps)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
fried chicken (esp. American-style)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
index; indices; indicator
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to stare back (at); to glare back
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
wrong; different; not like that
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to be dead; to be lifeless
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
junkie (drug addict); junkie (person with an obsession)
to attract; to be used to
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective