zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
school for training bachelor girls in homemaking arts; (a type of) finishing school
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
starting point; starting line
now that; since; so long as; because
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
all but dead; half killed
trembling from fear; trembling all over
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to try to do; to attempt to do
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
decision; determination; resolution
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
spring water; clear (pure) water
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try