before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
the lower classes; the common people
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
just one person; only one
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
you could say; you might say; verging on the
lately; recently; these days
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what's what; heads or tails
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.)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)