resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in the same way as; just like
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to feel; to sense; to experience
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
some people; a few people; several people
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; this sort of; like this
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first