occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
scene; spectacle; sight; view
number one; first; best; most; game; round
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
it's been a long time; long time no see
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tone (of voice); manner of talking
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
surrounding at a distance
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...