the good old days; halcyon days
security; stability; safety; peace
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
abusive language; foul language
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
wrong; different; not like that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
and then; and so; and; so then