and yet; though; when; in spite of
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
like this; in this way; as you see
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
Japanese person; Japanese people
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
marshland; wetland; swampland
whitebait; immature sweetfish
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
adds force or indicates command
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble