honour; honor; glory; privilege
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
master; teacher; stable master
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
this for sure; certainly is
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
moderate; proper; just right
furnishings; implements; equipment
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
necrology; roster of the dead
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
repentance; confession; penitence
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration