paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
reaction; response; reaction
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
and; thereupon; because of that
household; home; family; housekeeping
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
every year; yearly; annually
how many? (large animals)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
animal husbandry; livestock industry
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
old couple; elderly couple
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
greater than ...; bigger ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
very; extremely; excessively
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
impression; strong belief; conviction
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late