quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
back country; remote countryside
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
local specialty; special product (of a region)
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
present; gift; to give a present or gift
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to bring back; to restore
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
the touch of; feel of; texture
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
moderately wealthy person
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
being very busy; busyness
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
business trip; official trip
line; queue; procession; matrix
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?