alternation of generations
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
training; education; development; cultivation
(courteous) invitation; call
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
school; school building; schoolhouse
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
like water; like it grows on trees
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
civilized nation; civilised nation
pitching ability; counter for pitches
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
official function; state function
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
national or local pride; the pride of one's native place
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
transport ship; troop ship
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
long-distance transportation (transport, haulage)