to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
life; living; I; me; student
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
surroundings; environs; circumference
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
while; during (the time when)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
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
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
long time; long interval; for quite some time
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
person standing watch; guard duty
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on