wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
regret; repentance; remorse
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
two persons; two people; pair; couple
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
light; faint; pale; fleeting
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it