insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
genuine; authentic; true; real
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
stealthily; secretly; in secret
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential