canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
sovereign; emperor; monarch
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history
society; public; community; social studies
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
weakening; emaciation; decline
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
surroundings; circumference
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof