several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
living; lifestyle; living room
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side; other party
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
foreign; abroad; overseas
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(together) with; -wide; including
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
anything and everything; just about everything
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
being on the ropes; losing ground
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable