first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
undressing; taking off one's clothes
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to take off one's clothes; to undress
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
foreign travel; overseas trip
older brother; elder brother
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
general (variety) store (shop)
succession to or inheritance of property
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
without; unless; have to do
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
reverse chronological order
murder; killing; murderer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
(one acting as a) foster parent
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin