how many years; how long; what year
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
use; utilization; utilisation; application
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
book; volume; this; present; main; head
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
professor; teaching; instruction
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
understood; I see; OK; present; here
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation