field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
function; facility; faculty; feature
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
great famine; severe famine
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
first meeting; first interview with
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
intelligence gathering; information gathering
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
reaching; attaining; arrival
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
distress; wretched condition
settlement; solution; resolution
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
still; even now; to this day
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive