first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
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
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to chase; to run after; to pursue
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
such; this sort of; like this
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
by means of; due to; because of; according to
how long; how much; to what extent