after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
to feel depressed; to be down
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(another's) daughter; young lady
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!