to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to have an eye on; to zero in on
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
postwar period; period after Second World War
every place; various places
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
ministries and government offices; the authorities
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)