direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
severe earthquake; violent tremor
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
parting ways after a quarrel
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
motive power; driving force
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
collaborative research; joint research
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
elder sister; older female friend
the same as always; day after day
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
irritation; annoyance; frustration