childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
after that; afterwards; thereafter
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
factory; plant; mill; workshop
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
secretariat; executive office
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be able to manage somehow or another
voyage; passage; travelling
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
internal organs; viscera; intestines
transplant surgery; transplant operation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
fund-raising; collection of funds
by means of; due to; because of; according to
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage