after a long time; for the first time in a while
country living; life in the country; country life
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
dry riverbed; river beach
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
how many years; how long; what year
to recall; to remember; to recollect
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to get change back; to be more than enough
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
delusion; trick of the imagination
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
rest; break; recess; intermission
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
hospitalization; hospitalisation