exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
motherland; fatherland; native country
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
participation; joining; entry; adherence
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
ten; 10; ten years of age
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
colour; color; hue; tints
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
germination; sprouting; budding
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
stale; hackneyed; cliched
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to apologize; to apologise
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand