declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
clerk; office worker; office staff
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(police) detective; criminal matter
at that time; in those days
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
only; merely; but; no more than
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
how can (one) do something
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
don't worry about it; forget about it
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at