millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
100,000,000; one hundred million
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
24 hours; twenty-four hours
open every day of the year
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
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
presence; sitting with; being with
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
this and that; various things
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
form; shape; figure; visage
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
living room (Western style); sitting room