aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
impudent; shameless; brazen
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ignorant of the ways of the world
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
government office; public office
after that; afterwards; thereafter
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
free (of charge); gratuitous
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
pupil; student; schoolchild
to look after (often medically); to take care of
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
store; reserve; stock; savings
reality; actuality; hard fact
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease