book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
of no interest; not interested
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
postcard; memo; note; card
social networking service; SNS
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to be found; to be discovered
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
hello; good day; good afternoon
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately