for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
nothing but; none other than
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
white circle; white star; victory mark
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
estimate (of costs); budget
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
book; volume; this; present; main; head
favorite; favourite; habitually used
trying out a pen; test-writing
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to get a (driver's) license
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten