dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
silence (not speaking); muteness
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
roller coaster; big dipper
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
business; trade; operations; sales
written oath; covenant; pledge
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
simulated experience; simulation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
emotional scars; mental trauma
ringing; throbbing violently
submitting a haiku (for publication)
postwar period; period after Second World War
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
for one's true nature to come out
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth