father; dad; husband; you; he
foreign; abroad; overseas
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
company president; manager; director
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(political) power; authority; influence
sovereign; ruler; head of state
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
it is not (like that) either
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
commandant; commanding officer; general
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
ago; since; before; previous
older brother; elder brother
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat