world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
adopted daughter; foster daughter
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
(present) head of a family
infancy; childhood; tender age
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
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)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
popular will; will of the people
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
fate; destiny; predestination
to live through; to survive
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)