to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
family; relatives; dependents; household
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
certainly; surely; definitely
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
bishop's staff; khakkhara
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
lower portion; base surface; soffit
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in