frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
old age; old person; the old; the aged
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
full dress; formal dress; uniform
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
one's person; around one's person
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
early on; earlier on; from early
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in accordance with; subordinate to
something like ...; something called ...
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
like this; this sort; this way
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown