important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
freely; frankly; without reserve
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
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)
only; merely; but; no more than
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(some) more; even more; longer; further
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
if so; in that case; in that situation
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
question; inquiry; enquiry
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being