free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
good; goodness; right; virtue
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
as if it were about oneself
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
identifiable; personalized
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
last week; the week before
schedule; program; calendar
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
limited time; limited-time offer
Okayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Muscat (wine grape variety); Muscat (Oman)
Tochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
newly washed hair; wet hair
brand name; trade name; product name
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
main ingredient; main component
all-night vigil over a body; wake
elegant; graceful; refined