to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
jewel; precious stone; gem
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to join together; to combine; to join up
Japanese person; Japanese people
gold and jewels; precious object
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to happen to have on hand or in stock
good old; good old-fashioned
moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)