a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
study; diligence; discount; reduction
it is not (like that) either
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
journal; magazine; periodical
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
cooking expert; culinary researcher
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to become better; to improve
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
shopping; purchased goods
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
variation in color (colour); having a different color
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
surely; certainly; without doubt
your husband; her husband