(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
clinical study; clinical trial
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
since; henceforth; ever since