possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
progress; being under way
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
acquisition of foreign currency
trial product; prototype model
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
local specialty; special product (of a region)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to farm; to cultivate a field
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
free (of charge); gratuitous
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(small crunchy) dried sardines
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
reason; cause; circumstances
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
smelting furnace; blast furnace
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment