doing whatever one pleases
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
refinement; elegance; grace
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, 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 (business); conducting
by means of; due to; because of; according to
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
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; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one's post; place of work; workplace
to feel; to sense; to experience
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
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