energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to make merry; to be festive
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
festival merrymaking; revelry
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
medal of honour; medal of merit
surely; certainly; without doubt
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
unprecedented; record-breaking
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
grandfather; male senior-citizen
corridor; hallway; passageway
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
school; school building; schoolhouse
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
conference room; council room
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)