extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to be opposite; to face each other
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be at a loss for words
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
distant look; faraway look
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
time; season; period; phase; stage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to breathe out; to exhale
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
both hands; both arms; ten
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again