common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
living; lifestyle; living room
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
after staying up all night
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
first generation; founder
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
strategy meeting; council of war
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
just because; even if; even though
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
existence; possession; having; limited company
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown