to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
surely (not); certainly (not)
like this; this sort; this way
form; shape; figure; visage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
generation; the world; the age
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
grey moustache; white beard
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like