person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
prime of one's working life
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
position; job; employment; opening
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
unfairness; injustice; partiality
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
encouragement to retire early; retirement stimulus
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
clearing one's throat; cough
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
meaning; significance; sense