near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
wired; cabled; communication by wire
becoming part of the standard inventory (of a product); becoming popular
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
program (e.g. TV); programme
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
all-America; pan-American; all of America
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
award of excellence; merit award
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon