greeting; a fine thing to say
audience; attendance; hearers
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
request; appeal; claim; purchase
agricultural land; farmland
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be led by; to be headed by
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
smuggling; contraband trade
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
officers and soldiers; soldiers
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast