(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
rather; sooner; preferably
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
retainer; attendant; escort
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to move forward; to move on
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
ingredient; component; composition
supply; supplying; replenishment
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)