to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to say; to tell; to state; to do
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
woman; female; feminine gender
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
reason; cause; circumstances
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
imagination; supposition; guess
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)