specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
innermost depths of one's heart
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
rather; sooner; preferably
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
match (for lighting a fire)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)