great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
it's been a long time; long time no see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
sorry; excuse me; thank you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
how; in what way; how about
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
name; given name; first name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
senior high school; high school
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)