existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
position; location; base; point; site
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
eagle (Accipitridae family)
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
banquet or reception hall
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
linking together; tying in a row
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
study; library; den; home office; reading room
infection; contagion; becoming infected