(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
experient; person who has experienced something
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
tradition; legend; folklore
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
worst; poor and boring; uncool
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to grow taller (of people)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)