distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
job; work; duties; trade; skill
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
popularization; popularisation
to say; to be called; to do
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer
postcard; memo; note; card
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
unprecedented; never seen before
to catch the eye; to attract attention
forcibly; against one's will
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
assertion; declaration; affirmation
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
intention; personal opinion
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly