something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
company president; manager; director
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
such; like that; that sort of
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
door; gate; opening; title page
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
appointment; rendezvous; date
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to grow up; to become an adult
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn