degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
direct selling; direct sales
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
one's work environment; job conditions
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
general; overall; across-the-board
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
additional order; adding to an existing order
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
good humour (humor); good mood
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to eat up; to consume (completely)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to be contrary to one's expectations
such; this sort of; like this
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)