since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
convenient; handy; useful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
(not) even once; (not) ever
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
periodic; regular; routine
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
please (give me); please (do for me)
covering; protection; backing; relief
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying