relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
close; intimate; on good terms
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
old body; aged person; elderly person
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased