crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
(for the) first time in one's life
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to mark the end; to spell the end
(feather) duster; dusting
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
manner of using one's hands
door; gate; opening; title page
inside; interior; inner part
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
postwar period; period after Second World War
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
few decades; many decades; several decades
to pass (of time); to elapse
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
collected item; artifact (in museum, etc.)
paintings and calligraphic works
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
inattention; absent-mindedness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think