drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
someone (something) not to be trifled with
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
a find; windfall; bargain
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
a few years ago; some years back
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin