if you think about it; come to think of it
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
homecoming; return to one's home
face; looks; vestiges; trace
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
ago; since; before; previous
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
very much; very many; more and more
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
calamity; disaster; misfortune
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)