ageing; aging; senile deterioration
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
scale; scope; plan; structure
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
food; food products; foodstuffs
to be helpful; to be useful
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
script; libretto; scenario
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to have the privilege of doing