strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
name; given name; first name
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to attempt; to test; to try out
third day of the month; three days
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to turn towards; to point
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament