(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
pair; the two; both persons; both things
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
example; specimen; sample
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to cease; to stop; to be over
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
another thing; exception; special case
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to