showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
ossuary; crypt; charnel house
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to call each other; to call out to one another
prime of life; era of national prosperity
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
interference; intervention; meddling
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
personal property; personal effects
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment