a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
meal ticket; meal voucher
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
all; entire; whole; altogether
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
feeling; sense; impression
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
infectious disease; infection
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing