car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
family; members of a family
originally; by nature; from the start
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
control; management (e.g. of a business)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
at some point in the past; at some stage
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to bring; to take; to bring about
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
reason; cause; history; origin
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
remembrance; recollection; recognition
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
memory; sense; experience
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku