old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
gray or silver haired (grey)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
skilled manager; resourceful general
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
district headman; head county official
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
state boundary; provincial boundary
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
mobilization; mobilisation
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade