large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
difficult to ...; hard to ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
pieces; scraps; disconnected
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
still (continuing); as ever; further
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
thought; consideration; thinking
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
administration (of medicine); giving medication
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
outward appearance; looks
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
speech; expression; wording; language
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite