(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in the meanwhile; during the time
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
considerably; fairly; quite
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to see through; to see the true nature of something
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
touching; moving; painful
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
any more; any further; any better; any longer
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain