thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
just you wait and see (as a threat)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to call (by a name); to name
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
collection of short stories; collected short stories
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
library; book collection; paperback book
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind