to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
leader; magnate; big head
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
Saipan (island near Guam)
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
mockery; derision; ridicule
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
study; pursuit of knowledge
drama; theatre; theater; play
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
gifted education; special education for gifted children
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
affiliated company; affiliated business
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man