year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be absorbed in reading
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
property; fortune; assets
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
together; at the same time; same; identical
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
two times; twice; two degrees
four-digit number; thousands column
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
assortment; product lineup
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
arrival of goods; goods received