to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
head; brains; intellect; understanding
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
practice; practising; experience
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
100,000,000; one hundred million
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
science and technology; scientific technique
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
several years; a few years
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(not) a single person; (no) one
grasp; catch; understanding
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
no need to guess; certainly
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen