careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
wax figure; wax doll; wax model; waxwork
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
(walking) stick; cane; wand
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
standard (for weights and measures)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name
generation; lifetime; age
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
epidemic; plague; pestilence
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
urban area; urban district
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be