few decades; many decades; several decades
custom; habit; customary practice
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to prevent; to take precautions
bed and food; eating and sleeping
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
loved one; lover; sweetheart
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up
again and again; repeatedly
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
condition; state (of health); appearance
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to put one's life on the line
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war