since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
big talk; boasting; bragging
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
when it comes to; concerning
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
directly; in person; firsthand
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
adjustment; coordination; regulation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
what date?; what's the date?; when?
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step