year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
name; given name; first name
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
older sister; lass; young lady
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
how many years; how long; what year
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
older sister; elder sister
to get late; to advance; to wear on
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble