privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
valuable article; valuables
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be greedy; to devour greedily
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
present; gift; to give a present or gift
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
present continuous tense; present progressive form
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
stand-up work; work performed standing
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
disorder; disturbance; unrest
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
schoolgirl; female student
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment