but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to employ; to hire; to charter
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
very rich person; the super rich
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
palatial residence; stately mansion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
considerably; fairly; quite
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
smallish; on the small side
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows