overseas assignment; overseas posting
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to look forward to something
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; how about
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(period of) a year; during an era
(not) even once; (not) ever
heart attack; myocardial infarction
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
homecoming; returning home
that's the way it is; such is life
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!