play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
reception room; parlor; parlour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to invite in; to show someone in
visit (from someone); call
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
long time; long interval; for quite some time
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
attendant; valet; servant; follower
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
arrest; apprehension; capture
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
dealing with; coping with