long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
front; frontage; facade; main
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
woman; female; feminine gender
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
instant; moment; for an instant
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
little by little; bit by bit
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to spend time (on doing something)