private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to gain fame; to make one's name
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
a meeting by chance is preordained
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
killing time; staving off boredom
biological parent; real parent
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
three-digit number; hundreds column
distrust of (other) human beings
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
relations; members of extended family
fate; destiny; predestination
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
one's parents' generation
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
the matter you have been talking about
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
marshland; wetland; swampland
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
source of funds; resources; finances
interest; rights; concession
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
throughout; all through; right through
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect