millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
still; even now; to this day
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to go past; to pass; to pass by
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
heart; guts; nerve; central part
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)