talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
several years; a few years
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; (on) a certain day
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to move (house); to change residence
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
nothing but; none other than
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
when it becomes; when it comes to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
stairs; stairway; staircase
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out