serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
correspondence; exchange of letters
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
palatial residence; stately mansion
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
height (of body); stature
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to provide; to arrange; to install
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
yearned for; longed for; missed
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to turn towards; to point
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
ago; since; before; previous
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
as (for); for; in the capacity of
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
in comparison to; rather than
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize