(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
human relations; personal relationships
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
these guys; these fellows
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
when it becomes; when it comes to
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
personal feelings; self-interest
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
as a child; when one was a child
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch