old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to get slightly dirty (all over)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
few decades; many decades; several decades
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
company management; managing a company
travel agent; travel agency
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
original home; birthplace; originator
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external