several years; a few years
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
national border; provincial border
to be damaged; to receive damage
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
every person; each one; everybody
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
in the end; at the end of the day
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
24 hours; twenty-four hours
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be worried; to be troubled
to talk; to chat; to chatter
for a while; for some time; for a period
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
modesty; humility; being humble