(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
the n-th generation head of a family
to have troubles; to have concerns
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
passion; temper; irritability
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
on one hand; on the other hand
our country; our land; one's own country
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
another family; another house
to follow another's example
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check