since some time ago; for quite a while; already
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
innocence; being not guilty
smoothly; easily; readily
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
round shape; circle; circular form
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
vault of heaven; vaulted sky; dome; vault; arch
innumerable; countless; numberless
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone