measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
separate; scattered; apart
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to manage something successfully; to be successful
at work; in the midst of work; working
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
trio; gang of three; threesome
about when; about what time; how soon
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
serious; severe; grave; acute
that is to say; so that means
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe