long (time that has passed); old (story)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
theory of education; view of education
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
derailment; digression; deviation
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
failure; mistake; blunder
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
powerless; helpless; incompetent
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
use; utilization; utilisation; application
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile