indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
it's been a long time; long time no see
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
grandfather; male senior-citizen
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
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
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
somehow; for some reason or other
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
various articles; various items; various kinds