attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
how long; how much; to what extent
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
reason; cause; circumstances
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
in accordance with; according to
separate case; another matter
to change completely; to change suddenly
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
true character; real nature