the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
reason; cause; circumstances
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
succession struggle; succession race
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
I see; that's right; indeed
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
proposal; proposition; suggestion
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be too numerous; to be too much
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point