dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
considerably; greatly; a lot
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to pause; to have a short intermission
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(department) store; (department) stores
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to stop walking; to pause
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty