mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
last night; yesterday evening
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
hiding one's embarrassment
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to blame; to find fault with
to have an idea; to have a clue
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
imperial court; royal court
deserted village; poor village
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
(social) position; status