particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
(religious) faith; belief; creed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
by means of; due to; because of; according to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
royal capital; imperial capital
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
middle class; bourgeoisie
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh