be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in the meanwhile; during the time
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
talk; story; conversation
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
company; corporation; workplace
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed