sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
how long; how far; how much
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
store interior; inside of a shop
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
salted rice-bran paste for pickling; mashed green soybeans
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
after that; afterwards; thereafter
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to