vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
in the city; in the community
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
town; city; municipal; urban
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
gale; violent (strong) wind
trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
direct import; direct importation
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be ill; to suffer from
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(economic) depression; recession; slump
(death from) starvation; starving to death
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
bad influence; negative influence
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
retention; maintenance; preservation
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
government; administration; ministry
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
agricultural community; farm village; rural
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
crops; agricultural produce
depreciation; decline; fall; slump