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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

2

to fly in the air

6

society; the world; the times

4

dream

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

6

reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression

1

problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy

3

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

1

telegram

2

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

4

time; labour; labor

3

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

3

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

match (to light fire with)

1

nature; the natural world; realm of nature

1

something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so

2

rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

1

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines

1

good old; good old-fashioned

1

reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

4

antiquity; ancient times

1

praise; worship; adoration; glorification

3

to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

4

the ancients; ancient people

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

9

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

3

major war; great war; world war

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

4

primitive man

1

if; in case; supposing

6

pyramid

5

sky; air; mid-air

5

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

existing; living; extant

1

extremely; highly

1

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

1

keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support

5

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

7

that's so, however ...

3

rare; uncommon

2

life span

6