in search of; in order to look for
wokou; wakō; Japanese pirates who raided the Chinese and Korean coastlines between the 13th and 16th centuries
same kind; accomplices; companions
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
sudden death; unexpected death; (game-ending) blunder
family; relatives; dependents; household
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
memories; recollections; reminiscence
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
biological younger sister
current value; price; market value
1,000,000; one million; million; many
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
strength; power; proficiency; ability
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
medicine; medical art; medical skills
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
in good health; alive and well; going strong
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death