to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
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)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
capital; funds; seed money; asset
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
worldly desires; materialistic desires
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to relax; to feel at home
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to be too numerous; to be too much
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword