wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
active; dynamic; energetic
build; physique; frame; constitution
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
family; relatives; dependents; household
reopening; resumption; restarting
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall