three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
20th day of the month; 20 days
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in good health; alive and well; going strong
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
woman; female; feminine gender
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
same; similar; (just) like; equal
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
the other day; a few days ago
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment