to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
person around forty years old (esp. a woman)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to be entwined; to be involved
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
it's been a long time; long time no see
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
after a long time; for the first time in a while