to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
aging; ageing; growing older
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
high blood pressure; hypertension
without; but if; otherwise; or else
meeting place; assembly hall
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
visit (from someone); call
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
unframed painting; unframed drawing; suddenly coming up from behind and overtaking on the outside (keirin)