that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
your husband; her husband
senior high school; high school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and; thereupon; because of that
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
woman; female; feminine gender
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
adviser; advisor; consultant
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
watchful waiting; careful supervision
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
adds force or indicates command