previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
robust health; able-bodied
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to drink up; to drain (cup)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to have no chance (of succeeding)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
class; heading; group; category
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
bonsai; miniature potted plant
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to be into something (e.g. a hobby)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to compel; to force; to oblige
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart