cannot be compared with; no match for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
dealing with; coping with
reform; reformation; reorganization
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
danger; peril; hazard; risk
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
viewing as a problem; problematizing
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
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
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to be a matter of life or death
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance