year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
... years old; age (of) ...
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to look down on; to make light of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
sense of smell; olfaction
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to repeat; to do over again
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
meaning; significance; sense
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly