coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
heir; inheritor; successor
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
succession to headship of a family
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
drinking party; banquet; feast
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
shellfish; seashell; shell
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
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
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do