year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
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)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)