bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to apologize; to apologise
town; city; municipal; urban
of course; certainly; naturally
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to manage a state; to govern a country
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to serve; to work for; to attend
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to feel; to sense; to experience
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
body; physique; build; stature
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(detachable) elbow rest; arm rest; elbow pad; elbow strike (karate)