top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to be overcome with emotion
exclusive; attached to; specialist
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
having said that; on the other hand
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
well-bred; of good upbringing
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
well-bred; of good upbringing
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
long-established; old-established; traditional
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to examine someone's expression
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
talk; recital; narration; topic
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in