to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
responsibility; duty; obligation
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
(theatrical) provincial tour
to come to an end; to close the curtain
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
generation; lifetime; age
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
approximate age; age range
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
white collar; white lapel
speech; expression; wording; language
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
due form; official; formality