to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
to come into being; to be born
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to indicate; to show; to point to
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
several times (as large, over)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
man of letters; literary man
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
national holiday; festival day
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge