to congratulate; to celebrate
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
with a friendly grin; smilingly
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to pay attention; to be watchful
one bow; one salute; one greeting
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to get thin; to taper off
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
it's been a long time; long time no see
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
ability; performance; efficiency
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to serve; to work for; to attend
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
along the road; along the way
and; thereupon; because of that