duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
father and mother; parents
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be worried; to be troubled
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
had better ...; had better not ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to thrust away; to send flying
materials; data; document
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
first meeting; first contest between
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
ahead; before; the future
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to overdo; to do too much
another company; other company
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as soon as possible; ASAP
all present; all concerned; all of us
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on