grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
tedious; boring; being fed up with
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
with a friendly grin; smilingly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
construction; establishment
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
river; stream; River; the ... river
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
putting into operation; invocation
how many years; how long; what year
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
labor; labour; manpower; working force
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
only; merely; but; no more than
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to play a leading role; to play a central part