some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
time; hour; period; class
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
something like ...; something called ...
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
rational; reasonable; logical
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to gather; to collect; to assemble
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
household economy; family finances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
to sell off; to sell completely
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; position; location; position; standing; status
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)