this occasion; at this time; now
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
why; how; for what reason
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
ex post facto report; report after the event
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
period of youth; while young
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
about when; about what time; how soon
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sports shop; sporting goods retailer
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
as (for); for; in the capacity of
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to talk; to carry meaning
new building; new construction
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
housing district; residential district
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely