to inherit; to succeed; to take over
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
stealthily; secretly; in secret
whispering into a person's ear
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
great person; eminent figure
ancestor; forefather; foremother
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to trace back to (the origins of something)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
origin; beginning; source
to name; to call; to christen; to term
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
reproduction; duplication; reprinting