to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
this for sure; certainly is
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
future years; in (one's) later years
to cease; to stop; to be over
beforehand; in advance; previously
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
very much; very many; more and more
surmise; guess; inference
concern; sympathy; solicitude; nature; disposition; temperament
one's own child; one's own children
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to collect; to assemble; to gather
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
be (that) as it may; having said that
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
reading aloud; recitation; intoning
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days