promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
alert status; emergency alert
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
locational advantage; advantageous position
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
roundhouse kick; turning kick
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
counter for chairs or seats
hammer throw (track and field)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)