to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
absolutely; positively; decidedly
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
those (near the second person)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
main question; real issue at hand
to govern; to manage; to subdue
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
three; three years of age
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
reopening; resumption; restarting
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere