popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
people from one's hometown
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
various states; various provinces
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
other than; excluding; without
landowner; landlord; landlady
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
aquatic products; fisheries
progress; advance; improvement; development
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
passionate love; ardent love; devotion
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby