people; citizens; subjects; folk
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to look forward to something
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
competent; suitable; qualified
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
half and half; fifty-fifty
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to make something be done in time
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
moderate; proper; just right
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on