three generations; three periods; third generation
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
at that time; in those days
living room (Japanese-style)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to join together; to combine; to join up
people; men and women; each person; everybody
first generation; founder
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
theatre; theater; playhouse
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
river surface; surface of a river
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
being in love with each other
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.