healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recuperation; medical treatment
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
area; region; district; locality
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
power; authority; jurisdiction
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
small hill; low hill; hillock
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
a glance; a look; a glimpse