prosperity; thriving; flourishing
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
perfect; just right; ideal
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
exclusive; attached to; specialist
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
murder; killing; murderer
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
same family (race, tribe)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
production (e.g. play); direction
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be or remain always on hand
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)