3000; three thousand; many
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
party; set; gang; company; person
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
limited edition sale; limited sale
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
very rich person; the super rich
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
court (of law); courtroom
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
counsel; defender; advocate
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion