person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
long ago; already; a long time ago
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
one person; another name; nickname; alias
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
official announcement; proclamation
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to gather; to collect; to assemble
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)