long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
another family; another house
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
mining; digging; working (a mine)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
title deed; certificate of title