that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
it's been a long time; long time no see
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
place; position; location; position; standing; status
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
handicraft; industrial art object
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
export; exportation; efferent
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
surroundings; environs; circumference
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
really; truly; indeed; good grief
grandfather; male senior-citizen
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
a little bit; a little while
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner