year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
way of asking; way of listening; listener
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
unless one ...; if one does not ...
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
vacant house; unoccupied house
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
economic strength; economic power; economic might
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
gummy; gummi; gummi candy
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
insertion; inlaying; immersion
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
safety reflector; reflector; reflective material
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
western mountains; mountains to the west; Nishiyama (western area of Kyoto)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
anti-itch medication; antipruritic drug
bargain; good buy; budget
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
steel; sword steel; sword