first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
(police) detective; criminal matter
discovery; detection; finding
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
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)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
otherwise; or else; if not
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
in that way; thus; so; so?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of