to come to like a lot; to fall in love
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
sports-minded; sports-oriented
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
platform; home; home base; home plate
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
engineer; technical officer
to step forward; to volunteer
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
historical play; period drama
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
locomotive; (train) engine
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
protest action; protest movement
deadly serious; deadly earnest
sit-in (protest); sit-down (strike)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
railroad network; railroad system
major powers of the world; great powers
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set