great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to give directions; to issue instructions
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
countermeasure; counter-measure
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
outbreak of war; starting a war
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
particularly; only; in the case of
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
on countless occasions; many a time
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)