(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
semi-transparent; translucent
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
speech; expression; wording; language
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
most part; greater part; majority
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
embodiment; realization; materialization
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
plain; plateau; tableland
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to turn left; to turn to the left
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
influencing (a person) for good
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake