from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
place; situation; position; location
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
follower; attendant; valet; servant
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
neat and clean; tidy; trim
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)