magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
government; administration
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
business ability; business acumen
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
store; reserve; stock; savings
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
furnishings; implements; equipment
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
protuberant; paunchy; idly
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much