to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
such; like that; that sort of; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
sorry; excuse me; thank you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
delivery; transfer; hand-over
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
by means of; due to; because of; according to
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression