past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
religious organization; religious organisation
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
raging fire; conflagration
to rule; to govern; to administer
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
matter causing distress; something causing worry
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
together; at the same time; same; identical
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
young person; youth; young
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate