it's been a long time; long time no see
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to thrust away; to send flying
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")