hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
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
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
long ago; a long time ago; already
apparently; appears to be
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
possible; likely; probable
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
both armies; both teams; both sides
main force; chief object; mainline
right under; directly below
main theater of war; principal battlefield
probability; likelihood; chances
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
that is to say; so that means
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
vacant house; unoccupied house
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly