foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
occupation; calling; livelihood
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the whole area; all areas
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to set (sun); to become dark
match; game; bout; contest
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to attempt; to test; to try out
for example; for instance; e.g.
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
rope; cord; policeman's rope