... is the reason; ... is my excuse
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
memory; sense; experience
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
a few years ago; some years back
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
few decades; many decades; several decades
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
descendant; posterity; offspring
Japanese person; Japanese people
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)