instant; moment; for an instant
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
consequence; outcome; result; blame
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
loveable; very likeable; like very much
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
father; dad; husband; you; he
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
member of the Lower House
arrest; apprehension; capture
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
press club; correspondents' club
smoking room; smoking compartment
to be sacked; to be dismissed
what time; (lit.) which hour
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance