to blow through; to blow across
number of times; frequency; count
national border; provincial border
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
international; diplomatic intercourse
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
matter of time; question of time
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
image data; graphics data; digital image
printout; (computer) printing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
having said that; on the other hand
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
infertility; sterility; barrenness
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)