to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
no!; no no!; no, not at all
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
how many years; how long; what year
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
several years; a few years
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be surprised; to be astonished
opposite side; other side; other party
I see; that's right; indeed
such; like that; that sort of; very
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
almost; roughly; approximately
decision; settlement; definition
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous