old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
front; frontage; facade; main
stairs; stairway; staircase
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to pause; to have a short intermission
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
being fond of children; person fond of children
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
Maris; Marris; Mullis; Marisu
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
northeastern part; the northeast