signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
death; decease; passing away
that is to say; so that means
successive generations; successive emperors
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to lie down; to throw oneself down
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless