to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
proposal; proposition; suggestion
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
time; season; period; phase; stage
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
personal affair; one's own affair
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
such; like that; that sort of; very