the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
participation; joining; entry; adherence
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
failure; mistake; blunder
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
company; corporation; workplace
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to join forces; to cooperate
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)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which