to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
reality; actuality; hard fact
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
practice; practising; training; study
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
very young; little; childish; immature
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to go out and away; to leave
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
thousands; several thousand
(period of) a year; during an era
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor