after a long time; for the first time in a while
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
single word; a few words; brief comment
selection; choice; option
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
clearing one's throat; cough
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
explanation; interpretation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)