Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
rule; reign; peaceful times
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to see through; to see the true nature of something
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
talented person; clever person
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin