vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to cut; to prune; to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
tiqin (2 or 4-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); violin
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
with a friendly grin; smilingly
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
milk delivery; milkman; milk deliverer
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique