mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
managing editor; chief editor
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
condition; state (of health); appearance
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
on the occasion of; at the time of
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
fortune-telling; divination
hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; hurry up!; quickly!; get going!
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
premature death; untimely death; dying young
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
Department of the Imperial Household
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
the people of all nations
government sources; official quarters
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention