house; one's house; one's home; one's family
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
difficult to ...; hard to ...
outside the country; abroad
import; importation; introduction; afferent
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
for a while; for some time; for a period
praise; glorification; extolment
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
undeveloped country; third world country
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
looking on (somebody) as hostile
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
assortment; product lineup
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
waste of time; killing time
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
depiction; description; portrayal
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
sales; selling; marketing
harmful literature; harmful book; harmful reading matter
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
such; like that; that sort of; very
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
prohibited item; banned item