no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
helper; assistant; help; assistance
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to make a firm resolution
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in sea water; dish of unboned whitefish boiled in salted water
to glare at each other; to confront each other
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
black lacquer; black-lacquered object; jet black
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
many; much; plenty; hardly
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
serious; severe; grave; acute
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
long time; long interval; for quite some time
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun