old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
older brother and younger sister
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
cooperation; collaboration
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to keep away; to keep at a distance
surroundings; environs; circumference
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
baptismal ceremony; baptism
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding