telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
it's been a long time; long time no see
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
knowing; (an) acquaintance
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to entrust; to leave to a person
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation