to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at that time; in those days
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to feel; to sense; to experience
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
simply; merely; only; solely
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
solitude; loneliness; isolation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)