striking; remarkable; considerable
increase in population; population growth
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
outside the country; abroad
attendance; participation; presence
calming down; quieting down
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
in succession; one after another
to come to one's senses; to calm down
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
employment; starting work
to distribute emergency rice
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
apartment building; housing complex
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
thousands; several thousand
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
never ceasing; never ending; endless
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
everywhere; all over; throughout
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
kindness; intimacy; friendship
another family; another house
to badger; to pester; to beg
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK