to become familiar (to one's ears)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
custom; habit; customary practice
Japanese (language) version; Japanese edition
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
training; education; development; cultivation
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
next generation; future generation
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
outside director; independent director
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
war; battle; match; game; competition
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
two parts; two copies; the second part
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
(present) head of a family
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with