to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
about; concerning; related to; -ish
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
your husband; her husband
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
burning with curiosity; curious
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
many; numerous; various; large number of
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
both people; two people; two directions; both directions