what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
long ago; already; a long time ago
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
burner phone; throwaway mobile phone commonly used to conduct illegal activities
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the other day; lately; recently
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
about when; about what time; how soon
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
such; this sort of; like this
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace