energy; military strength
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
for example; for instance; e.g.
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
I'll write again soon (closure for a letter, etc.); more anon; sincerely yours; yours truly
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
outward; superficial; external; apparent
place; situation; position; location
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
cannot be compared with; no match for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
observation; survey; watching
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
simply; merely; only; solely
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
-less; lacking; non-existing
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)