doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
refinement; elegance; grace
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
existence; being; presence
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
three generations; three periods; third generation
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
by means of; due to; because of; according to
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
blow; shock; strike; batting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
suffix for familiar person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
security; stability; safety; peace
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one's post; place of work; workplace
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
anything and everything; just about everything
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations