old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
gnashing the teeth; gear cutting
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
reason; cause; circumstances
overconfident; presumptuous
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
nothing but; none other than
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
descendant; posterity; offspring
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to gain fame; to make one's name
whole nation; whole land; whole country
aggression; invasion; raid
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth