excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
that; the matter in question
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
your husband; her husband
three; three years of age
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
business; trade; operations; sales
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
fast-talking; rapid talking
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere