wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have the privilege of doing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
showery sky; (it is) looking showery
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
on duty; at work; while working
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
homecoming; returning home
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one's later years; final years (in life)
to take over; to hand over
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
number of times; frequency; count
writing (e.g. as a profession)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
in the same way as; just like
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging