present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
social networking service; SNS; social media
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
then; and (then); in that case; if so