for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to head home; to leave for home
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
present; gift; to give a present or gift
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point