occasionally; once in a while; now and then
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
4th day of the month; four days
(not) even once; (not) ever
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
long ago; a long time ago; already
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to work without sleep or rest
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature