how long; how far; how much
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
right side; style of Japanese court music
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
millennium; millennial kingdom (of Christ)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
plan; protocol; manifest; program
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
welling of water; spring water; spring
conceiving (an idea); thinking up; invention; original idea; new idea
source of river; fountainhead
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
water shortage; shortage of water supply
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can