stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
the deceased; the departed
to engage in lively conversation
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
one's manners; one's attitude
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to blame; to find fault with
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
popular name; common name; given name
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
(committee) chairman; president
society; public; community; social studies
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
trial; judgement; judgment
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship