conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to be to the point; to be pertinent
master; teacher; stable master
just managing; with great difficulty
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
(large) house; residence; mansion
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
will not do; do not; does not
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
space; interval; space character; whitespace
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to lie deep in; to extend far back
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to give; to do (something) for
opening words; speaking out
but; however; provided that
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to manage something successfully; to be successful
acoustic (instrument, music, etc.)