quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
millions; several million; a few million
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
labor; labour; toil; hardship
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
continued advance (in market price); continued rise
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
staying behind; remaining; residual
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly