it's been a long time; long time no see
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
annual (plant); first-year student
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
strength; power; proficiency; ability
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
reaction; response; reaction
now that you say that; now that you mention it
remembrance; recollection; recognition
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
tone (of voice); manner of talking
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
memory; ability to remember
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
question; inquiry; enquiry
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides