abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
link; directory entry; rink
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
February; second month of the lunar calendar
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
the same as always; day after day
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
innocent; cherubic; childlike
different item; different lot
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to