felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
diffusion rate; rate of spread
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
moisture; humidity; dampness
clientele; customer stratum
losing the means of livelihood
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
way; method; means; (technical) specification
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
all you want; as much as one wants
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to change completely; to change suddenly
village headman; village mayor
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
in the same manner as before; the same as always
reality; actuality; hard fact
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
family; members of a family
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite