impudent; shameless; brazen
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
wife and children; (arch.) wife
beginning; outset; first; onset
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
talk about divorce or separation
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to become desperate; to give in to despair
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute