dream for the future; hopes for the future
old friend; familiar face
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
keeping soil in good condition
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
fertile; rich; productive
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
first class plus; extra special
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
El Dorado; land of gold; city of gold
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
town; city; municipal; urban
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell