how many years; how long; what year
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
silence; stillness; quietness
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex