long time; long interval; for quite some time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
biological younger sister
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
looking depressed; long face
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to be powered on; to be turned on
patriarch; head of a family
safety zone; traffic island
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
(how) many times; (how) often
to burst (open); to break; to split
basis for decision; evidence for judging
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
part; portion; glimpse; bit