inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
top university; leading university; first-rate university
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
study; library; den; home office; reading room
history; pedigree; lineage
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
teak (Tectona grandis); cheek; cheek rouge; blusher
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
sunlight filtering through trees