it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)