positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
person concerned; interested party; related party
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to put into effect; to put into practice
commencing with; including
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
how long; how far; how much
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
for many days; for several days
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
convenient; handy; useful
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be kind to; to treat kindly
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
clicking; clopping; clacking
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to rebuke; to scold harshly
moron; idiot; stupid person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important