long (time that has passed); old (story)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
at that time; in those days
student (esp. a university student)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to be intimate with; to befriend
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
nowadays; in this day and age
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
ago; since; before; previous
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
about the middle (of an era); middle lobe (right lung); median lobe (prostate)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
than; from; out of; except; but; more
the West; the Occident; Western countries
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma