in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
absence; disregard; indifference
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
in this way; along these lines; similarly
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
arrangement; pact; agreement
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
highest institute of education
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
major subject; special study
folklore studies; folkloristics
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to congratulate; to celebrate
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
another species; other species
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
with a bang (clash, bump)