to be hesitant; to feel timid
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
senility; dotage; decrepitude
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
be (that) as it may; having said that
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
successive generations; successive emperors
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
first generation; founder
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
military officer; naval officer
to mistake (A for B); to misread
knowing; (an) acquaintance
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
pride; dignity; self-respect
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to keep secret; to conceal
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)