standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
material; substance; matter
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to examine someone's expression
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
man; male; masculine gender
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
(someone else's) daughter
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force