user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
don't you think?; indicates question
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
not limited to; not just ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
same family (race, tribe)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
secret; private; surreptitious
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
such; this sort of; like this
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
nothing but; except; no more than
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy