all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
planning; project; plan; design
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says