old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
stairs; stairway; staircase
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
while; even though; despite
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
but; however; although; though
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh