guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
by myself; in person; by oneself
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
producer (film, TV, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
local news section; the city desk
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
don't you think?; indicates question
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
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)
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to recall; to remember; to recollect
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold