to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
area; region; district; locality
at that time; in those days
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
in good health; alive and well; going strong
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
ten-year-old; ten year old
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
one's younger days; when one was young
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
political measures; policy
to pay attention (to); to show concern (for); to worry (about); to be careful (about)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
older sister and younger brother
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to some extent; to a certain extent
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse