to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(economic) depression; recession; slump
cost reduction; cost saving
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
optimist; easy-going person
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
workforce reduction; personnel cut
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
what number (in a sequence); what rank
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
selfish; self-indulgent; egotistical; self-centered
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
neutral fat; neutral lipid; triglyceride
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
(another's) daughter; young lady
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
feminist; man who indulges women; gentleman
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)