welcome!; nice to see you!
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to prostrate oneself before
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
honour; honor; glory; privilege
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
it is I who should say so
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
sharp increase; sudden rise
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
such; like that; that sort of; very
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
of course; certainly; naturally
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
development; exploitation
company; corporation; workplace
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
correction; revision; amendment
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off