to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to increase; to add to; to augment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
more than anything; above all else
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to speak; to say; to vocalize
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
being startled; getting a shock
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
your husband; her husband
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
combination; union; binding; bond
to spit out; to eject; to dump
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to live; to get along; to spend (time)