a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
half body bathing; hip bath
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to make merry; to be festive
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
doctors; teachers; lawyers
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
how much; how many; to what extent
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
so; therefore; and; (and) then
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze