wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
slope; slanting surface; bevel
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
home area; home town; local
main force; chief object; mainline
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence