solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
innumerable; countless; numberless
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
furnishings; implements; equipment
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
convenient; handy; useful
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
(political) power; authority; influence
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to talk to oneself; to mutter
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up