divide into four pieces; one fourth
to watch over; to watch attentively
condition; situation; prospects
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
early (days); initial stage; initial
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
class; heading; group; category
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to strip; to peel; to tear off
small grain; small stature or ability
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
how many months?; how long?
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
approximate age; age range
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
shape of a pillar or column
growing thickly; growing densely
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
these days; nowadays; recently
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
branch office; agency; sub-branch
to engage in prostitution