since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to do earnestly; to get serious
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
food and drink; eating and drinking
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to be profitable; to yield a profit
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain