parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
that's the way it is; such is life
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
just because; even if; even though
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
security; stability; safety; peace
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
detective agency; enquiry agency
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
results announcement; earnings call
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure