after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
father; dad; husband; you; he
reconciliation; make peace with
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to feel depressed; to be down
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(another's) daughter; young lady
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!