a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
since; henceforth; ever since
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
planning; plan; project; arrangements
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
only recently; just of late
silent phone call (form of harassment)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
from here; from this place
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
interception (email); wiretap; bug
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
public telephone; pay phone
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
sender; consignor; remitter
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front