long time; long interval; for quite some time
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
commitment; pledge; promise
testimony; (verbal) evidence
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
gambling den; gambling house
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to govern; to manage; to subdue
connection; link; relationship
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
had better ...; had better not ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to spread; to be propagated
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
disinheritance; disowning
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression