approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
construction; establishment
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
domestic affairs; internal administration
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
productive; constructive; meaningful
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
our country; our land; one's own country
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
earthly paradise; heaven on earth