silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
living in a group; communal living; community life
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed