fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
consequence; outcome; result; blame
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
only recently; just of late
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be found; to be discovered
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to get back together (with a former partner)
of course; certainly; naturally