circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
schoolgirl; female student
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
considerably; fairly; quite
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
two persons; two people; pair; couple
older brother; elder brother
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
government office; public office
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old