office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
talking while standing; standing around talking
Japanese food; Japanese meal
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
going through; going via; going by way of
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
uninhabited island; desert island
drifting; drift; being adrift
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
telephony; telephone communication
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
it is not (like that) either
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to chase; to run after; to pursue
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to telephone; to make a phone call
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
close to the wall; alongside the wall
fax; facsimile; fax machine