(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
sound of a button or switch being pressed
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
difference; variation; difference
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to fall on one's backside
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
step-up; advance; progress; increase
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that is to say; so that means
light; right; right field; right fielder