in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)