a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
technology; technique; technical
really; truly; indeed; good grief
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be silent; to say nothing
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
these guys; these fellows
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
it is not (like that) either
as a child; when one was a child
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to feel; to sense; to experience
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
such; like that; that sort of; very
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively