passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
outward appearance; looks
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to get angry; to lose one's temper
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
unsigned; without a signature
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
that's right; yes; uh-huh
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
what is called; what they call; so-called
vice; immorality; corruption
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose