Vocabulary
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being full of energy (drive, motivation, vitality)
being full of vitality (energy); in exuberant spirits; effervescent; ebullient
discussion (argument) becoming heated; debate being in a ferment
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
thrift and saving
golden (wise) saying; aphorism; maxim
surrounding country; neighboring villages
adding a crowning touch of beauty (to); giving added luster (to); crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
one's philosophy of making, saving, and spending money
money matter; question of money; money trouble
sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
(noise, smell, air, water) pollution in the neighborhood
stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament)
a foolish older brother and a smart younger
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
professionalism; the temperament of a professional
dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest before seedlings are set out
black goods; consumer electronics products
lack of (slackness in) military discipline; demoralization
disclosure (leakage, betrayal) of military secrets
Hunmin-jongum; the Hankul (Hangul) alphabet (of Korea); the Onmun (Enmun)
being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart
governing a nation and providing relief to people
matter for the police; brush with the law
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
situation (turn of events) being favorable (advantageous)
shallow, glib and obsequious person
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
Absorbed in Letters (novel by Akutagawa)
putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin