to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
school; school building; schoolhouse
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
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
military cadet; officer cadet
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
teacher; instructor; professor
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
grandfather; male senior-citizen
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
Chinese smoked and salted ham
to be extremely tall (of stature); to tower; to loom
big man; large man; tall man; giant
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to step forward; to take a step forward
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
carefree; free from worry
to be found; to be discovered
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
old body; aged person; elderly person
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure