fine weather; fair weather
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
illegal; illicit; unlawful
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
different opinion; objection
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
headquarters; head office; main office
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)