more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
all; entire; whole; altogether
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
long time; long interval; for quite some time
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
foreign; abroad; overseas
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
imported article; imported goods
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
expressing one's mind; speaking out
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days