(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
coincident with; while; simultaneously
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
as far as the eye can see
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to throw into; to toss into
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
since when; from when; how long
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish