exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
right in the center (centre)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
folding into four; quarto
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
mourning (dead persons); memorial
one's later years; final years (in life)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be photographed; to be projected
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
every year; yearly; annually