completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
serious; not joking; straight
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to be entwined; to be involved
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
it's been a long time; long time no see
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash