how many people; a number of people
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to collapse into; to flop onto
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to need; to call for; to require
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
forevermore; for eternity
to need; to require; to take; to demand
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
for a while; for some time; for a period
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
human intellect; knowledge
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
complexion; colour; color; blood red
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection