celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
home area; home town; local
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
(another's) daughter; young lady
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to entrust; to leave to a person
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
same generation; one's generation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
to annoy; to cause trouble
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
for more details ...; for further information ...