long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
remote control; remote operation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
draw (in competition); tie game
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
dealing with; coping with
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
even more; still more; further
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
one's way back; one's way home
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet