economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
independence; self-reliance
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
guess; conjecture; surmise
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be worried; to be troubled
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
man; male; masculine gender
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to become pale; to turn pale
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of