book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
testimony; (verbal) evidence
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
witnessing; observing; sighting
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
this and that; various things
magazine; journal; periodical
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
article; news story; report; account
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
your daughter; young woman
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of