public works; public-works projects; public utilities
countries concerned (involved)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to slap; to strike; to spank
to be equal to the task; to be up to the job; to be capable of filling the post
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to jump at; to be attracted by
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
the other day; some time ago; recently
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
main cause; primary factor
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
young noblewoman; princess
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap