abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
emperor (of Japan); mikado
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
aging; wearing out; deterioration
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
trace element; micronutrient
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
main cause; primary factor
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
husband and wife; married couple
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
change; transition; vicissitudes
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
succession of strata; stratigraphy
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to play a leading role; to play a central part
evergreen (glossy-leaved) forest