business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
autumn weather is as fickle as a man's heart
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
doors and shoji (sliding doors with paper panes)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
pitiable; pitiful; piteous; sorry; sad
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone