two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
guess; speculation; supposition
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
flour; meal; powder; dust
fierce fight; close contest
double suicide; lovers' suicide
(a place) out of one's reach
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
when; how soon; how long until
illustrated (with photographs)
mass communication; mass media
article; news story; report; account
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
reset; fresh start; new beginning
show; exhibition; spectacle
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down