how many years; how long; what year
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
reading aloud; recitation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
as if nothing had happened
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
irritation; annoyance; frustration
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
acceleration; speeding up
spider's thread; spider silk
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
self-control; self-restraint
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.