old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
pre-war days; before the war
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
difference; variation; difference
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
classification; categorization; sorting
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
body; physical system; (the) person
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
staying behind; remaining; residual
fixed interval; fixed period
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
prohibition; inhibition; ban
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
material; materials; data; information; documents
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe