white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
prime minister; premier; chancellor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
royal castle; imperial castle
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to rank next to; to come after
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(social) position; status
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)