evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
shop; small store; business; firm
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
company president; manager; director
(your) daughter; young woman
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
March; third month of the lunar calendar
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
though; notwithstanding; although
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience