I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
holding two or more positions concurrently
senior high school student
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
greatness; excellence; magnificence
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
difference; variation; difference
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
special; particular; peculiar; unique
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
such; like that; that sort of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
(some) more; even more; longer; further
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago