(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
just one person; only one
starvation; famine; hunger
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
feeling keenly; fully realizing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
opposite; reverse; contrary
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing