father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sports shop; sporting goods retailer
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
as (for); for; in the capacity of
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to talk; to carry meaning
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
new building; new construction
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
housing district; residential district
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
meaning; significance; sense
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
at once; immediately; right now
otherwise; if not; or else
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme