how many years; how long; what year
one's house; one's home; one's family
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
deviation; departure; omission
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
fully armed; armed to the teeth