national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
free-spirited and uninhibited
to perceive; to understand
successive generations; successive emperors
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
creator; inventor; developer
remark; statement; discourse
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
backing band (for singer); backup band
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
revision; amendment; alteration
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
vulgarization; vulgarisation; secularization; secularisation; popularization; popularisation
to leave behind (cargo, passengers, etc.)
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
than; other than; except; but
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
illustrated diary; picture diary
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source