to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
future (usually near); prospects
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
all; entire; whole; altogether
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
older sister; elder sister
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to grimace; to make a wry face
help; assistance; service
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
proposal; offer; request; application
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
to sniff out; to get wind of
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
interdict; prohibition order; writ of prohibition