... years old; age (of) ...
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
each time it happens; at all such times
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
(made of) stone; stone-built
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
war; fighting; fierce competition
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
patent; special permission; license; licence
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
convenient; handy; useful
tool; implement; means; furniture
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
sales promotion; hard selling
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
note (letter) left behind; will
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress