to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
creation; Creation (by God)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to accept; to receive; to agree
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
tradition; legend; folklore
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
fengshui practitioner; fengshui master
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
how many years; how long; what year
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
family; relatives; dependents; household
responsibility; duty; obligation
to fall completely silent; to become still as death