story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be helpful; to be useful
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to recall; to remember; to recollect
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA; US
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine