to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to work hard at one's lessons
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
of no interest; not interested
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
Island; insula; island; islet
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
financial power; financial means; wealth
giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
estimate (of costs); budget
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation