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it's been a long time; long time no see

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

3

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

3

toward the end

1

Buddhist memorial service

27

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

3

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

by force

1

delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

7

(having) two choices; choice between two things

1

Aya

6

reasonable (price, fee, fare, rate, etc.); reasonably priced; affordable; reasonable (judgment, policy, response, etc.); appropriate; sensible

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

1

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

1

here; with this

1

open air

8

has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

7

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

11

mutual enemies

1

to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

1

cable broadcast

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

2

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

2

juvenile delinquent

3

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

3

shopping basket

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

10

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

3

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

3

to perspire; to sweat

5

irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)

1

heater

4

good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)

2

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

2

see you tomorrow

6

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

6

dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets

1

birds

1

to be able to see

2

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

3

imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign

1

purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher

1

random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

7

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

3

conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)

1

return journey; one's way home; one's way back

4

to ease up the speed

2

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

3