at that time; in those days
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
political measures; policy
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
plainly; clearly; vividly
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
several years; a few years
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
military campaign; battle; war
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mental; spiritual; emotional
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
incident; affair; happening; event
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body