Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
manner of using one's hands
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in the meanwhile; during the time
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
greeting; a fine thing to say
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to pass (of time); to elapse
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
being very busy; busyness
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
chance (of success); odds
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
good young man; agreeable youth
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that