No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
memory; sense; experience
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to approach; to draw near
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
like this; this sort; this way
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to repeat; to do something over again
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still