important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tool; implement; means; furniture
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
conviction; belief; confidence
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
chapter one; first chapter
use; utility; profit; gain
sincere; honest; faithful
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
all; entire; whole; altogether
quadrennial; recurring every four years
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
again; once more; a second time
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface