it's been a long time; long time no see
admiration; wonder; astonishment
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
imagination; supposition; guess
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
time; season; period; phase; stage
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
this world; this life; this generation; present day
social life; social intercourse
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
scale; scope; plan; structure
banquet or reception hall
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
many; much; plenty; hardly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
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
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
beginning; outset; first; onset
tune (melody, piece of music)