room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
conference; annual convention
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
several years; a few years
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
old age; old person; the old; the aged
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
rather; better; instead; if anything
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest