a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
company name; corporate name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
of (indicates possessive)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company name; name of a company
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to translate; to interpret
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
generation; lifetime; age
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity