ancient times; distant past; antiquity
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
corona; coronavirus; COVID-19
steel; sword steel; sword
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
with a start; with a jump
rat guard (device placed on storehouse pillars, mooring ropes, pipes, etc. to block the passage of rats)
penetration; permeation; transmission
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
other; another; over; more than; I; me
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan); Soviet Union
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
aforementioned; above-mentioned
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
parting ways after a quarrel
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
a little bit; a little while
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet