reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't you think?; indicates question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
branch manager; manager of a branch office
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
bank; banking institution
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
for this very reason; that is exactly why
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sorry; excuse me; thank you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point