to think of; to come up with
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
like this; this sort; this way
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
absence; disregard; indifference
way; course; the only way
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
area; region; district; locality
serious; severe; grave; acute
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
left side; left-hand side
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
matter of time; question of time
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
environment; surroundings; circumstances
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)