big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
covering used to wrap a baby
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
only; merely; but; no more than
price decision; price setting; pricing
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
contrast; antithesis; comparison
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
large number (of); many; majority
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
regular customer; valued client
but; however; provided that
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
bill (at a restaurant); check
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
Japanese-style squat toilet
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
to push (something) against
this world; this life; world of the living
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
special; particular; peculiar; unique
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop