popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
several years; a few years
good old; good old-fashioned
to view the past with nostalgia
way of reciting; way of telling a story
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
time traveler; time traveller
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
branch office; branch store
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
leaving school during a term
to be profitable; to yield a profit
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
accounting; administration (of money)
public relations; client liaison; client relations
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience