period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
thought; consideration; thinking
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
fluent (in a language); flowing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to have a talk; to tell a story
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
novel; original; new; innovative
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
proposal; proposition; suggestion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)