container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to take over; to hand over
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
such ... as; or some such
furniture store; furniture dealer
completion of construction
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
that's the way it is; such is life
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
since when; from when; how long
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rest; break; recess; intermission
to approach; to draw near
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand