if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
time; hour; period; class
section manager; section chief
outside telephone line; outer circle
telephone call; telephone (device)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to say; to be called; to do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
finding employment; getting a job
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
story; tale; talk; discussion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
please (give me); please (do for me)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
long ago; already; a long time ago
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie