soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
at that time; in those days
to be surprised; to be astonished
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this occasion; at this time; now
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
company; corporation; workplace
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
sorry; excuse me; thank you
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to point upward; to look upward; to improve