curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to head home; to leave for home
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
competing companies; rival companies
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
powdered medicine; powder
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
flour; meal; powder; dust
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about