possession; occupation; occupancy
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
under the orders of; by order (command)
to be plump; to be chubby
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to lose heart; to lose motivation
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
surname; family name; last name
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
this and that; one thing or another
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
intelligence gathering; information gathering
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you