few decades; many decades; several decades
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
lacking in prudence; lacking in judgement
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
attractive body; nice-looking body
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to collapse into; to flop onto
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
since when; from when; how long
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
probe each other; sound each other out
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
profitable plan; good plan
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
explanation; interpretation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
snake; serpent; large snake
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life