sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
living; lifestyle; living room
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to speak; to say; to vocalize
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
northeastern part; the northeast
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
big leakage; uncontained leak
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
encounter; engagement; battle
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
extermination; annihilation
war; battle; match; game; competition
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of