making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
writing; composition; essay; sentence
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
more than anything; above all else
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
intimacy; affection; familiarity
author; writer; novelist; artist
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
of course; certainly; naturally
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
son and heir; son who will succeed one
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be