both; both sides; both parties
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
salty sea breeze; salt wind
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
old man; old-timer; old fogey
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; how about
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests