development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
long-awaited; much-awaited
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to not believe one's ears
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Italian food; Italian cooking; Italian cuisine
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
thank you for your continued patronage
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
your daughter; young woman
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
agricultural revolution; agrarian revolution