to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
thousands; several thousand
refining; refinement; smelting; training
to look away; to turn away
heaven and earth; top and bottom
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
maid; helper; help; assistance
not limited to; not just ...
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
long time; long interval; for quite some time
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
in the meanwhile; during the time
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
master; teacher; stable master
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
three-digit number; hundreds column
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to correct oneself; to restate
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to cultivate a better understanding
to bury; to embed; to implant
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
per-capita division; division according to the number of people