on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
a few years ago; some years back
to appease; to suppress; to calm
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
frequency; rate of occurrence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
change in appearance; transformation
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
those (near the second person)
to rearrange; to resequence
change; transition; vicissitudes
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
accession to the throne; enthronement
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to attack; to assault; to assail
climax; peak; zenith; apex
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a long time ago; in those days