several years; a few years
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
Island; insula; island; islet
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
political measures; policy
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
even more; still more; further
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
stirring; slight movement
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
meaning; significance; sense
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
discovery; detection; finding
material; substance; matter
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)