the seven prismatic colors (colours)
speckles; spotted pattern
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
husband and wife; married couple
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
posterity; future life; life to come
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
tissue paper; toilet paper
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to knock down; to knock off
anarchy; state of anarchy
underground train; subway
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
motherland; fatherland; native country
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
aggression; invasion; raid
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune