world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
rather; sooner; preferably
general election (of the lower house)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be worried; to be troubled
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover