direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
personal; individual; private
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to telephone; to make a phone call
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
weekly publication; weekly magazine
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel