style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in the following manner; as follows
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
praise and censure; public criticisms
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
room to let; room for rent
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
founder; progenitor; emperor
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)