reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
time; season; period; phase; stage
business trip; official trip
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
of course; certainly; naturally
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
noted product; local specialty
confections; sweets; candy; cake
somehow; for some reason or other
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
name; given name; first name
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
instant; moment; for an instant
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
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)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...