long ago; already; a long time ago
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
scene; sight; scenario; setting
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone