concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
older brother; elder brother
large amount of money; great cost
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
postcard; memo; note; card
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
Japanese-style confectionary store
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...