fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
political measures; policy
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
ancestor; forefather; foremother
descendant; posterity; offspring
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
tide; current; tendency; trend
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
elopement; running away with a lover
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
distinction; differentiation; classification
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus