three generations; three periods; third generation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
burned down; entirely destroyed
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
distant look; faraway look
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to die; (lit.) to become earth
this is why; this means; it is the case that
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
dull sound; muffled sound
Safety (gridiron football position)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
with all one's strength; with all one's might
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
right side; right-hand side
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
chamber (in equipment, e.g. expansion chamber, combustion chamber, etc.); chamber; room
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of