dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to increase; to add to; to augment
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
over-fond parent; doting parent
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
one or two; a few; small number
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
beyond this point; from now on; after this
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
small fraction; small proportion
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
the same generation; coeval
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
for the first time in one's life
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different