area; region; district; locality
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
leader; authority; mainstay
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
while alive; during one's lifetime
lady; madame; matron; (arch.) mistress (of a household); (arch.) housewife
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
posterity; future generations; future life
novel; story; (work of) fiction
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
suddenly; all of a sudden
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
leading person; foremost figure
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting