traditional; conventional
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
nowadays; in this day and age
nonetheless; nevertheless
prime minister; premier; chancellor
again and again; repeatedly
to lend an ear to; to listen to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
resentment; indignation; anger
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
guard; sentinel; garrison
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight