(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ability; performance; efficiency
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
about this time; about now
wild beast; wild animal; brute
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
just past noon; afternoon
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
finished product; finished goods; completed article
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
several minutes; a few minutes