I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; proposition; suggestion
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
company president; manager; director
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
same family (race, tribe)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part