pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
caller; visitor; company; guest
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
accession to the throne; enthronement
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
cram school; private tutoring school
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to be led by; to be headed by
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
superiority complex; sense of superiority
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage