pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to pass (of time); to elapse
in this way; thus; such; uh...
other; another; over; more than; I; me
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to make an appearance; to show up
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to indicate; to show; to point to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
direct descent; direct line
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
curse; spell; malediction
on the street; around town; the world; the public
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
poisoning; kill by poison
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
pretension; assumption (of a title)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital