charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
influence; clout; leverage
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
lately; recently; these days
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
occurrence; happening; incident; event
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
falling in love; attachment
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
intelligence network; information network
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing