four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
conscious; deliberate; intentional
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
wherein; therein; thereinto
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
godfather; sponsor; church fathers
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
the first and second; a few
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
individual; private person; personal; private
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station