being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
successful person; success
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
pre-existing; already there; conventional
superstition; superstitious belief
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
morning and evening; daily routine; to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; all the time; always
continuous stay at a pleasure quarter; staying for days on end at a brothel
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
at the time; in those days; then
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
first letter; first letters; initial
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to name; to call; to christen; to term
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part