matter of time; question of time
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
foundation stone; cornerstone
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
direct line of descent; lineage of eldest son; main branch of a family; legitimate lineage
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
heir; inheritor; successor
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
bashful person; very shy person
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
family chart and personal history
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
outside the country; abroad
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to keep an eye on; to take care of
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of