the other day; some time ago; recently
to talk to oneself; to mutter
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
does not; can not; will not
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
scattering (in all directions)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
people; citizens; subjects; folk
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; (lit.) to spit at the sky
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
(in) the air; midair; sky
perception; sensing; noticing
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy