grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
inside; interior; inner part
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to ask a question; to ask questions
question; inquiry; enquiry
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
simple and clear; plain and simple
power; might; authority; influence
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
depiction; description; portrayal
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)