it's been a long time; long time no see
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
minimum; at the very least
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
school festival; campus festival
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
estimate (of costs); budget
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
trauma (usu. psychological)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly