to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
bank; banking institution
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
historic; historical; traditional
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
craftsman; skilled artisan
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
author; writer; novelist; artist
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
again; once more; a second time
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
selling out; being sold out
about; concerning; related to; -ish
personal; individual; private
illegal; illicit; unlawful
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
electricity; (electric) light
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin