flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
effectiveness of advertising
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
resignation; acceptance; consolation
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
freely; right and left; as one pleases
inexpert or untrained eyes
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
accommodation charge; lodging charges; lodging fees
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to carry around; to carry on one's person
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)