(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
centre of attention; center of attention
stone mortar; millstone; quern
beginning of the world; creation
your visit; your presence
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
under the staircase; understairs
your company; your shrine
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
all present; all concerned; all of us
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)