meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
counter for wheels and flowers
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
residence; housing; residential building
everywhere; all over; throughout
way to shoot; how to shoot