declaration; statement; assertion
process; course; mechanism
representative; exemplary; model
this and that; one thing or another
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur
modern person; people of today
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
cake or snack served with tea
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)