without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
... years old; age (of) ...
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
mobilization; mobilisation
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
(death from) starvation; starving to death
home; household; family; hearth
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to become desperate; to give in to despair
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up