several minutes; a few minutes
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to continue to do; to persist in doing
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
secret information; intelligence
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
going straight on; going straight ahead
land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
meal (food, ground grain); Mir (Russian space station); meel; Indian club
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to be in focus; to come into focus
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)
to become frayed; to become loose
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
forevermore; for eternity
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)