here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
after a long time; for the first time in a while
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
number of (large) animals
joint together; opposite; facing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
how many people; a number of people
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to care for someone; to look after someone
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
special training; intensive training; crash course
longed-for; anxiously awaited