Vocabulary

lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

moonlight; moonbeam

time; years; days; (one's) life

person; people

military police

to look around; to look towards (us)

reduction in a dividend; smaller ration

individualism

to look old; to get old

to waste away

veteran; old-timer; experienced person

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

call; hail; yell

groin; thigh; crotch; crutch

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

aftertaste

going backward; turning back; backtracking; doubling back

political party

merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses

bad breath; halitosis

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

Confucius

descent; fall; drop; (atmospheric) depression

technical college

union; combination; coalescence; amalgamation; merger; incorporation

boasting; big talk; bombast

minister of state; cabinet minister (in Japan)

skeletal frame; skeleton; build; physique

poverty; need; destitution

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; at heart

left bank (of a river)

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)

revival; restoration; resuscitation

restart; fresh start

water's edge; waterside; shore

water wheel

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out

voluntary; optional; free; elective

worship; adoration; admiration; cult