so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
company president; manager; director
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
custody; detention; confinement
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
white stone; white (go pieces)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
meaning; significance; sense
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that