to ask a question; to ask questions
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
go that far; to that extent
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to pass (of time); to elapse
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
ignorant of the ways of the world
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to face on; to look out on to
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to bring; to take; to bring about