construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to some extent; to a certain extent
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
buried gold; buried treasure
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be found; to be discovered
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)