to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
two years later; year after next
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
secretary (government); director; chief
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to resign from one's post
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)