culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
inside one's heart; in one's mind
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
drama; theatre; theater; play
wind music; wind instrument music
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
don't you think?; indicates question
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
change of schedule; schedule change
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
show; exhibition; spectacle
more than anything; above all else
finished product; finished goods; completed article
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
many; much; plenty; hardly
to entrust; to leave to a person
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters