so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
meaning; significance; sense
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
our country; our land; one's own country
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
light trap (for killing insects)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
something; some kind of; for some reason
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach