man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
major earthquake; large earthquake
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
the last days; the final years; the last generation
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch