why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to live; to make a living; to get on with
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
pride; boast; credit (to)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
old friend; old acquaintance
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire