to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
selection; choice; option
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
dwelling; house; residence; address
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
in comparison to; rather than
household; home; family; housekeeping
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
smoothly; easily; readily
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
after that; afterwards; thereafter
primeval forest; virgin forest
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
measures to stimulate employment; employment measures
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously