to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
one day; (on) a certain day
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
second generation; second; junior
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
posterity; future life; life to come
hard (life); tough (world)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
most part; greater part; majority
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
live music or performance
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
genuine article; real thing; real deal
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
beyond one's means or position
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause