a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
that is to say; so that means
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
making preparations for one's death
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to face; to go towards; to head towards
Japanese person; Japanese people
man; male; masculine gender
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
until now; so far; up to the present
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
how many years; how long; what year
don't you think?; indicates question
property; fortune; assets
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
living by oneself; living alone
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous