a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
monaural; monophonic; mono
to finish ...; to do ... completely
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
to appoint; to assign; to designate
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
person from the Kansai region
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
Japanese (people, language, style)
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
and; thereupon; because of that
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
and; thereupon; because of that
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
clearing one's throat; cough
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
field; plain; prairie; moor
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
second; number two; runner-up
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together