(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
one's work environment; job conditions
security; stability; safety; peace
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to rally; to make a comeback
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
my spouse; my wife; my husband
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
supply; provision; raising; procurement
virgin; innocent young woman
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
treachery; betrayal; perfidy