congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
long ago; previous; of a former age
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
100,000; hundred thousand
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
amount of money; sum of money
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
inheritance tax; death duty
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
every year; yearly; annually
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
future (usually near); prospects
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
only; merely; but; no more than
junior high school student; middle school pupil
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out