past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
correction; revision; amendment
to cense; to burn incense
living room (Western style); sitting room
administrator; director; commissioner
great man; great god; hero; big man
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
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
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
such; like that; that sort of; very
leader; authority; mainstay
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
opposite side; other side; other party
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to take up one's residence
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
in the same way as; just like
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
having said that; on the other hand
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to make merry; to be festive
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)