old age; old person; the old; the aged
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
meeting; greeting; welcome
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to fight against; to oppose; to face
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
assertion; declaration; affirmation
final; eventual; ultimate
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
just because; even if; even though
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
first cry of a newborn baby
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float