middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to raise one's voice; to shout
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to bring; to take; to bring about
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ; to vary; to disagree
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to throw into; to dump in together
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to flare up; to burst into flames
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
name; given name; first name
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs