somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
nationalistic; ultranationalistic
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
another thing; other things; another man's property
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
strenuous efforts; exertion
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
everywhere; all over; throughout
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end