robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
great war; great battle; world war
to push aside; to brush aside
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
exemption; exoneration; discharge
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
end of war; cessation of hostilities
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
soon; shortly; before long
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
talking while standing; standing around talking
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
another time; some other time
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid