acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
few decades; many decades; several decades
several hundred; hundreds (of)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
just managing; with great difficulty
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(navigable) canal; waterway
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
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
to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour
kitchen; financial situation; finances
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
by today; before the day is over
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to go past; to pass; to pass by
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
drawbridge; bascule bridge
carving; engraving; sculpture
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)