to wait for a long time

to stay for a long time

lasting; enduring; extending over a long period of time

honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last.

(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met

I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)

for a very long time

Kubo (Japanese surname)

for a long time

a long period of separation

long ago; a long time since

lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).; I've been looking forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last.

to leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work; to remain single

see 久治縣|久治县[Jiu3 zhi4 Xian4]

my old illness; chronic condition

to have long experience of; to go through repeatedly

a long time

a long period of separation

to accompany over long term

Jigzhi, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州[Guo3 luo4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

to fail to return a borrowed item

to meet again after a long period of separation

to attack for a long time without success

(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor

well tested over a long period of time (idiom); seasoned

over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time

seasoned; honed to perfection over centuries; special reserve

your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)

long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)