How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
memories; recollections; reminiscence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hills and fields; countryside
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
university of arts; arts college
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I see; that's right; indeed
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more