the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
government; administration; statesmanship
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
common people; ordinary people; masses
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
(arch.) ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata); jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to grow up; to become an adult
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
sunlight; rays of the Sun
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
natural calamity; disaster
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to manage a state; to govern a country
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
while being out of the office or away from home
one eye; one of one's eyes
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession