to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
barrel organ; hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
agricultural community; farm village; rural
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
battlefield; battleground
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
store; reserve; stock; savings
dwelling; house; residence; address
(death from) starvation; starving to death
death from cold; freezing to death
to indicate; to show; to point to
several years; a few years
every year; yearly; annually
cold-weather damage (to crops)
as you see; as you can see
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
property; fortune; assets
to sell off; to sell completely
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
final; eventual; ultimate
at first; in the beginning; originally
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to lead a life; to live a life
exemption; exoneration; discharge
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
moneymaking; earning money
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)