it's been a long time; long time no see
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
transfer; transport; transportation
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
pillar of fire; blazing column
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall