to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
long time; long interval; for quite some time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
100,000,000; one hundred million
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
beginning; outset; first; onset
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
all; entire; whole; altogether
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
but; however; provided that
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy