unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
late at night; at a late hour
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to like; to love; to be fond of
thereupon; shortly thereafter
long time; long interval; for quite some time
yearned for; longed for; missed
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
public and private; official and personal; government and people
meditation; contemplation
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to understand; to make out
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
chief; main; principal; major
number of persons; personnel
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
witnessing; observing; sighting
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
particularly; only; in the case of