to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
undivided attention; concentration
(Chinese) merchant caravan
such; like that; in that way
postponement; deferment; adjournment
the last moment; the very end
to amuse oneself; to make merry
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
town; city; municipal; urban
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
sword skills; swordsmanship
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
collaboration; joint work
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
forevermore; for eternity
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle