at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
fields (of rice and other crops)
new building; new construction
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
suspension (usu. vehicle)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
sense of caution; wariness
one's family (home) background (environment)
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
commuting to school; school commute
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
burlesque; low comedy; farce
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
legal; lawful; legitimate
protest action; protest movement
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
student in a lower grade; underclassman