to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
daily necessities; everyday item
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
electrical outlet; wall socket; electrical power
(not) even once; (not) ever
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
business slump; slowdown in business activity
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
extremely talented; very gifted
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
generously; liberally; magnanimously
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
personification; impersonation; embodiment
playing in the mud; playing with mud
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to become attached; to begin to love
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)