after all; because; but; even; too; as well
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
summer vacation; summer holiday
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
killing two birds with one stone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)