to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
accession to the throne; enthronement
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
what kind of; what sort of; what
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
even though; despite; when
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
please (give me); please (do for me)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
freedom; free man; free woman
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...