restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to be pregnant; to be with child
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
epitaph; inscription on a tomb
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
bottled beer; bottle beer
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
drinker; person who can hold their drink
(not so) much; (not) very
core; core; hardcore; all-out
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
very much; very many; more and more
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
reinforcement; strengthening
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
excerpt; abridgment; abridgement; book of selections
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
matter of concern and interest
as a child; when one was a child