to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
single word; a few words; brief comment
originally; by nature; from the start
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
company president; manager; director
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to have a talk; to tell a story
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to move (house); to change residence
company name; name of a company
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah