inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
flaring up; bursting into flames
to flare up; to burst into flames
if you do this; if this is the case
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
honor; honour; credit; prestige
long time; long interval; for quite some time
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
headship of a family; family property
to palm off; to force a sale
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
in spite of; regardless of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to cease; to stop; to be over
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
prime minister; premier; chancellor
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
concerning; per; on account of
entrance; admission; entering
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly