long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
influence; effect; impact
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
scene; sight; scenario; setting
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
and yet; despite (all) that
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market