a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
it's been a long time; long time no see
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to speak; to say; to vocalize
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
to become red; to redden; to blush
witnessing; observing; sighting
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
one thin flat object; one sheet
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
this and that; one thing and another