for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
impassioned speech; fervent speech
belief; faith; conviction
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
social life; social intercourse
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
long; drawn-out; very long
to begin talking; to open up
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
study; diligence; discount; reduction
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to see through; to see the true nature of something
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
time; hour; period; class
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing