grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
in swarms; in great crowds
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf