since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
how many people; a number of people
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
tools and materials; equipment and materials
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth
regulation; adjustment; control
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
round; spherical; circular
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
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 ...); (somebody's) side
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
discovery; detection; finding
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
metal fittings; metal fixtures
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)