poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
contract; compact; agreement
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
poultry farm; chicken farm
concurrent selling (e.g. of old and new models); selling (related products) alongside each other; selling (the same product) in more than one place (e.g. online and in store)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
success; prosperity; boom
shriek of delight; cry of joy
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to become pale; to turn pale
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry