master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
solemn; grave; impressive
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
festival merrymaking; revelry
loveable; very likeable; like very much
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
right in the midst of; right at the height of
donation; contribution; offering
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
even though; despite; when
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
indignant; sorrowful; steadfast; determined
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)