lineage; pedigree; family line
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to blame; to find fault with
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
forty-ninth day after a person's death
beautification; glorification
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
cheap article; poor quality article
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to become pale; to turn pale
customer traffic; customers; custom
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
order; sequence; procedure
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to overdo; to do too much
battle for Christmas sales
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish