Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
how many years; how long; what year
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
this occasion; at this time; now
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
secret; private; surreptitious
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
senior high school; high school
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
job hunting; job searching
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to be prolonged; to drag on
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
time; hour; period; class
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
God; god; ace; king; superior person
a Buddha; deceased person