being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
door; gate; opening; title page
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
die all together; go to the grave together
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
one by one; in detail; minutely
those (near the second person)
unheard-of; unprecedented
training (animals); breaking (animals)