(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
spots; speckles; spotted pattern; mottled pattern
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
husband and wife; married couple
kintsugi; repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
posterity; future generations; future life
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
tissue paper; toilet paper
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to knock down; to knock off
anarchy; state of anarchy
subway; metro; underground (railway)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
ancient times; prehistoric times
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression