house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
group of companies; combine
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
president (of a society); chairman
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
after a long time; for the first time in a while
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
heir; inheritor; successor
tedious; boring; being fed up with
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
as a child; when one was a child
very young; little; childish; immature
day of month; counter for days
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
both; both sides; both parties
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda