to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
that day; the very same day
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
participation; joining; entry
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
it is I who should say so
it's been a long time; long time no see