glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to relax; to feel at home
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
in proportion to; just as much as
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
great commander; famous commander
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)