flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
transactions; dealings; business
enterprise; business; company; corporation
young CEO; young company president
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
large conglomerate; large group of related companies
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
yourself; himself; herself
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
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.)
the world in general; society; convention
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
secret; private; surreptitious
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
way; method; means; resource; course
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
young person; youth; young
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
rival; competitor; competition
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours