to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
serious; not joking; straight
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
one's post; place of work; workplace
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
business trip; official trip
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
tenth day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to be silent; to say nothing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
rather; sooner; preferably
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
time; hour; period; class
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
how; in what way; how about
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
how; in what way; how about; questionable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)