residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
the best; ideal
discretion; judgement; judgment
materials; ingredients
tear-inducing
(religious) festival
recording; transcription
happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity
autographed; signed
signing; autograph session
marginal profits
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
rod; pole
young female rice planter; young girl
slope; incline; hill
border; boundary
borderline; boundary
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
reverse; inversion; upside down
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
looking for something; searching for something
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
handstand; headstand
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.)
fish
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to go upstream; to go up (a river)
bar; pub; tavern
hill road
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season; full bloom; full swing (of a party, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward)
to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful
point; tip; end; nozzle
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
undermentioned (statement); the following; at left
fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
recently; the other day
distant future; inevitable future
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
prior to; before; in advance of
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others
previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to bloom in profusion
futures; futures contract
lower future quotations
sand dune; sand hill
the future; future prospects
work; operation; task