spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
ultimate; final; last; eventual
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
in the meantime; meanwhile
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be lacking in options; to be too few
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to run a shop; to have a shop
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
voting; ballot; poll; vote
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to increase in value; to gain prestige
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
rival; competitor; competition
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
two days before; day before yesterday