thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
capital; funds; seed money; asset
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to play a leading role; to play a central part
sincere; earnest; serious
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
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
single word; a few words; brief comment
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
something; some kind of; for some reason
chestnut; marron (Cherax tenuimanus and Cherax cainii species of freshwater crayfish)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
triangle; triangular shape
name plate; name tag; label
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting