people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
planned; scheduled; systematic
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to complete decisively; to do to completion
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
empress dowager; queen mother
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
active; dynamic; behavioural
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)