three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
(political) power; authority; influence
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to smear with blood; to kill
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
while; during (the time when)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
encumbrance; burden; drag
inspection; examination; checking
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
the people; citizens; the populace
deification; apotheosis; wondrous change; great moral influence
work style; way of working
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
democratization; democratisation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on