habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
lately; recently; nowadays
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
after a long time; for the first time in a while
attendance (at school); going to school
transcendence; excellence; superiority
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
stealthily; secretly; in secret
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to