after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
last week; the week before
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
coincident with; while; simultaneously
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
one's house; one's home; one's family
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
unmarried person living affluently
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
individual; private person; personal; private
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
connection; link; relationship