antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
average height; average body height
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 protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
downsizing; switching from mainframe to personal computers
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to half-rise to one's feet
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
Kachi-Kachi Mountain (folktale); The Farmer and the Badger
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
living by oneself; living alone
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
solitude; loneliness; isolation
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
special cleaning and disinfection (esp. after an accident or death); biohazard cleanup; crime scene cleanup
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to die a natural death; to die in one's own bed
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
as much as one can; as much as possible
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
main; principal; chief; primary; major
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
traditional; customary; conventional