it's been a long time; long time no see
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
knowing; (an) acquaintance
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
each time it happens; at all such times
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
systematic; regular; routine
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough