far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(some) more; even more; longer; further
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to detain; to check; to restrain
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage