common people; ordinary people; masses
the people; the masses; the public; the great unwashed
underground; subterranean
to pile up; to accumulate
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to order; to command; to appoint
first generation; founder
to search for; to seek for; to look for
emperor (of Japan); mikado
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
descendant; posterity; offspring
while alive; during one's lifetime
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
posthumous name; posthumous title
custom; practice; convention; precedent
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
one's later years; final years (in life)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
foreign; abroad; overseas
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
destination; place one stays during a trip
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to push aside; to push one's way through
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
beautiful woman; (a) beauty