immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
company president; manager; director
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
sleepover; overnight stay
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
family; members of a family
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
it is not (like that) either
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh