long ago; a long time ago; already
maintenance; preservation; improvement
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
distinctive; characteristic
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
glance; glimpse; cursory view
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
only; merely; but; no more than
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye