gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
at that time; in those days
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
one day; (on) a certain day
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
one more time; once more; once again
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
each time it happens; at all such times
to be silent; to say nothing
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
to watch over; to watch attentively
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle