duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
all present; all concerned; all of us
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
last week; the week before
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
by means of; due to; because of; according to
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
almost; roughly; approximately
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
settlement; solution; resolution
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
close; intimate; on good terms
with the exception of; excepting; excluding