oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
both (people); the two of them
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)