receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
palatial residence; stately mansion
in the same manner as before; the same as always
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
close; intimate; on good terms
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
location famous for production of something (usually food)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
in its entirety; whole; wholly
museum; reference library; archive; record office
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
beyond that point; after that
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)