not long has passed since ...
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
production (e.g. play); direction
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
beyond that point; after that
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
moment by moment; hour by hour
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to behave well (of a child)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
treasure chest; strongbox
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
glad countenance; joyful look
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming