neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
correction; revision; amendment
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in name only; titular; nominal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to live; to make a living; to get on with
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)