mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
family; members of a family
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
in case of; at that time; at this time
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
house to house; door to door
to peddle (goods); to hawk
job; work; duties; trade; skill
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
slope; slanting surface; bevel
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
ardent; passionate; vehement
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(abbr) Harvard (University)
interview (e.g. for a job)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb