prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
wealthy person; millionaire
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in that way; thus; so; so?
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
first generation; founder
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
counter for generations; epoch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
tradition; legend; folklore
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ancestor; forefather; foremother
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
if it is the case that ...