since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
inside one's heart; in one's mind
irritation; annoyance; frustration
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
every person; every mouth; every entrance
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to do someone in; to bump someone off
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly