parliamentarian; member of a congress
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
reason; cause; circumstances
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
way one walks; one's walk
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
retreating figure; appearance from behind
height (of body); stature
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to become clear; to be made public
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)