iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to ask; to enquire; to query
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
how; in what way; by what means
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
outsider; someone outside of a group
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
imagination; supposition; guess
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
even though; despite; when
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon