to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
family; members of a family
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
how many years; how long; what year
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
place; situation; position; location
stairs; stairway; staircase
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan