(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
cheap article; poor quality article
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to live through; to survive
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
not limited to; not just ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
negotiations; discussions; connection
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
rice paddy plowing; tilling a rice field
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
bedside; near one's pillow
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
coincident with; while; simultaneously