tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
large build; large pattern
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be infected; to be contagious
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to flare up; to burst into flames
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to entertain; to make welcome
be (that) as it may; having said that
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
horizon (related to bodies of water)
in succession; one after another