natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to accumulate years of experience; to become proficient
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
at that time; in those days
thousand years; very long period; forever
the first and second; a few
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to cause trouble (for); to have a harmful effect (on); to involve (someone) in trouble
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
freely; frankly; without reserve
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
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
first anniversary of a person's death
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)