to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
settlement; solution; resolution
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
castle site; ruins of a castle
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
only; merely; but; no more than
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
queen (consort); empress (consort)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
memories; recollections; reminiscence
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
land near a castle; castle town
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally