year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the first and second; a few
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
due form; official; formality
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
busy; having no (free) time
here and there; in places
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
certain evidence; definite evidence
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
place; situation; position; location
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
nice; good; well-executed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
how long; how far; how much
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly