practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
rising; ascending; climbing
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to show; to bare (the teeth)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
animal husbandry; livestock industry
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
two times; twice; two degrees
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
premature joy; short-lived elation
finishing blow; coup de grâce
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)