a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
formal marriage interview
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
after that; afterwards; thereafter
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
by all means; by all costs
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
club activities; extracurricular activities
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
how many years; how long; what year
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to need; to call for; to require
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)