one's younger days; when one was young
study of foreign languages; linguistics
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
this world; this life; world of the living
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
transport; transportation
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
plants and animals; flora and fauna
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to translate; to interpret
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
Elysium; Elysian Fields; abode of blessed heroes after death (in Greek mythology)
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
paradise across the ocean (folk belief of Okinawa and Amami)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious