not long has passed since ...
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
leadership skill; leadership ability
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
it is I who should say so
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit