gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to shake one's head (in denial)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
coupon tickets; discount tickets; book of tickets
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
product of the land; present; souvenir
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
large gate (to a castle); front gate; checkpoint (Edo period)