smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
writing; composition; essay; sentence
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
number of people; population; human head
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
weird; strange; mysterious
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
way of speaking; intimation
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
on countless occasions; many a time
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
way of thinking; thought pattern; thinking pattern
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan