several years; a few years
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
meanwhile; in the meantime
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
Buddhist (household) altar
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
talking about memories; reminiscences
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
period of youth; while young
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
soccer club (at a school); football club
assortment; product lineup
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
hygiene-related; sanitary; from a hygiene standpoint; in terms of hygiene; with respect to health
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
pardon me for leaving (first)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
infection prevention; disease control
resident flora; resident bacteria; resident microbiota