broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
source of information; intelligence source; message source
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
shopping; purchased goods
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
without; but if; otherwise; or else
this and that; one thing or another
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
real intention; true motive; true meaning
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along a surface; being slippery
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
even so; anyhow; at any rate
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to sweep clean; to brush clean
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
many; numerous; various; large number of
diligent; absorbed (in something)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
queue jumping; breaking into a line; interrupt; wedge