on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
term of office; tenure; incumbency
successive generations; successive emperors
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
several years; a few years
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
straight-laced person; stubborn person
receptionist; reception woman
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
complete stranger; total stranger
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be fated to; be linked by fate
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
how; in what way; in what manner
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
traditional; conventional
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
next term; next period; next version; next release