blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
long (time); protracted; prolonged
heir; inheritor; successor
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
at a young age; while still young
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to thrust before; to thrust at
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
in the end; at the end of the day
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard