(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
alone; by oneself; on one's own
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to become decrepit; to become senile
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
until now; so far; up to the present
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
considerably; fairly; quite
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
such; this sort of; like this
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
body; group; party; company; troupe
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
how; in what way; by what means
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha