person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
family; members of a family
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
at that time; in those days
case worker; case officer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
the other day; a few days ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be surprised; to be astonished
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
myself; yourself; I; me; you
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
concealment; suppression; hiding
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that; the matter in question
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy