branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
many; much; plenty; hardly
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
New Year's pine decoration
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls
floral decoration; floral ornament
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
legend; folklore; tradition
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(one) letter; (one) character
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to lend an ear to; to listen to
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
big corporation; major firm; leading company
house where one was born; one's parents' house