old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
content-free chat; idle gossip
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to press against each other; to huddle together
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
fixed date; appointed day
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in proportion to; according to; depending on
tenth day of the month; ten days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be impressed; to greatly admire
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice