to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
seventeen; seventeen (years old)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
in comparison to; rather than
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
festival; feast; carnival
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition