possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to take (all of) into consideration
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
clergyman; churchman; clergy
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
original word; original language
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
one way or the other; either way
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
very likely; very probable
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
not worth considering; out of the question
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
suddenly; all of a sudden