theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
generation; the world; the age
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
corsage (bouquet of flowers worn on a dress); (arch.) bodice (of a woman's dress)
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration