a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
acceleration; speeding up
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to pile up; to accumulate
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to say no more; to sink into silence
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
with a chuckle; with a giggle
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
control; management (e.g. of a business)
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
now that; since; so long as; because
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella