honorific/polite/humble prefix
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
large number (of); many; majority
to collect; to assemble; to gather
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
wherein; therein; thereinto
present-day science; modern science
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
article; news story; report; account
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
level; standard; water level
propriety; right or wrong; justice
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
(one's) youth; one's younger days
rational; reasonable; logical
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
contradiction; inconsistency
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment