(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
quantitative; concerning the quantity
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
feel (of a material); texture
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment