a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
when it becomes; when it comes to
family; members of a family
(together) with; -wide; including
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
incident; affair; happening; event
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
and yet; though; when; in spite of
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to turn right; to turn to the right
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
after school (at the end of the day)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...