thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
now that; since; so long as; because
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
very young; little; childish; immature
travelling alone; solitary journey
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
since one was born; (in) all one's life
how many years; how long; what year
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
guardian; protector; patron; parent
becoming unworldly; being free from worldliness; not keeping up with social norms
very much; very many; more and more
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
not caring; not giving a damn
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")