river management; river improvement; flood control
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
family; members of a family
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
reply (to a letter); response; answer
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to give an important position
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
pride; dignity; self-respect
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living