quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
Lloyd's Register; Royce' (Hokkaidō confectionary maker)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
meaning; connotation; denotation
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
carving; engraving; sculpture
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
furnishings; implements; equipment
to give an impression; to make an impression
sentiment; sentimentality
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to collapse; to flop (onto)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to whine; to make feeble complaints