topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
family structure; family composition; family makeup
head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
neighbourhood; neighborhood
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
now; the present time; just now; another; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
serious; not joking; straight
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
difference; variation; difference
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to become completely chilled
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment