above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
several times; a few times
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
finger flick to the forehead
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
capital; funds; seed money; asset
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to have meaning; to be meaningful
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
world; society; people; the public
society; public; community; social studies
both; both sides; both parties