or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
name; given name; first name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how; in what way; how about
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
is that so?; I see; right; oh
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle