(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
two times; twice; two degrees
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
three; three years of age
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
go that far; to that extent
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
after that; afterwards; thereafter
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
national border; provincial border
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
name; given name; first name
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...