maintenance; preservation; improvement
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
(not) a single person; (no) one
opposite side; other side; other party
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to have a hard time of it
look!; there!; here!; that is
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to have one's horizons broadened
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
(doing something) in tears
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty