producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
high prices of commodities
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
burglary; burglar; closet
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
right side; right-hand side
drop (e.g. of water); drip
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
former husband; late husband
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell