year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to complain; to make a complaint
devil; evil spirit; genie
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
even if; even though; however; no matter how
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
special; particular; peculiar; unique
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)