being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
next; secondly; subsequently
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
praise; glorification; extolment
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
incident; affair; happening; event
to add (e.g. a postscript)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
news; word; tidings; omen
to bring; to take; to bring about
right of succession; right to the throne
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair