to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
proclamation; official notice
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to be conspicuous; to stand out
set of three; three sets; three classes
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
contest; comparison; competition
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
after all; in the end; excellent; superb; robust; brawny
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
after that; afterwards; thereafter
meaning; significance; sense
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
that's the way it is; such is life
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
imported article; foreign-made article; imported goods; foreign goods
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
order; sequence; procedure
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
parental love; parental affection
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum