to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; moor
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
from the beginning; from scratch
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
acceleration; speeding up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
pasture; grassland; meadow
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
too much; excessively; too
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
village headman; village mayor
true state; actual condition; reality
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
that day; the very same day
running as fast as one can
tow rope; bell rope; dog lead; lanyard; sash cord
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
when; how soon; how long until
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate