special; particular; peculiar; unique
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
slight reduction; small decrease
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
woman; female; feminine gender
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
build; physique; frame; constitution
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually