long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays
to beat someone by ganging up on them
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
fishing industry; fishery
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
to help each other; to cooperate
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
half and half; fifty-fifty
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it
single element; unitary; one era; one unknown
number; number plate; license plate
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
not limited to; not just ...
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
1585 edict by Toyotomi Hideyoshi which banned war between feudal lords in Japan
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
lately; recently; these days