how many years; how long; what year
what date?; what's the date?; when?
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
physical condition; state of health; shape
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)