plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
country living; life in the country; country life
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer); night soil vat; night soil reservoir
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
evil spirit; demon; devil
creation; founding; initiating
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
independence from parents
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop