a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it's been a long time; long time no see
honorific/polite/humble prefix
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
business hours; opening hours; office hours
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
yellowtail amberjack (species of fish, Seriola lalandi)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
another time; some other time
don't worry about it; forget about it
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations