towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
individual; private person; personal; private
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
decline; fall; decay; withering
to pass (of time); to elapse
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
military authorities; army circles
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
really; truly; indeed; good grief
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
government; administration
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
former army; Imperial Japanese Army
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to order; to command; to appoint
failure; mistake; blunder