characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
society; the world; the times
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
putting into operation; invocation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
age at marriage; age at which one marries
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
pupil; student; schoolchild
elder sister; effeminate man
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
profitable plan; good plan
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.