(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to talk; to chat; to chatter
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; how about
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one's post; place of work; workplace
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if it is the case that ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be needed; to be wanted
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
in this way; thus; such; uh...
story; tale; talk; discussion
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rehabilitation (in society)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be helpful; to be useful
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
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so