battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
in unison; as one; united
all night long; all through the night
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
wall newspaper; wall poster
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result