vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
at that time; in those days
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
imprisonment; incarceration
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
after that; afterwards; thereafter
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
(political) power; authority; influence
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to increase; to add to; to augment
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
inside; interior; inner part
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
tide; current; tendency; trend
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate