no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to put one's life on the line
natural (physical) environment
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
household expenses; residence expenses; housing expenses
to own; to receive; to understand
root crops; root vegetables
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
to increase; to add to; to augment
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
interests and preferences
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
broad policy; overriding principle
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
lodging host; lodging place
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
down-market; popular; mass-market
drawing water from river or lake; water intake
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
intersection on a go board