but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bank; banking institution
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
branch manager; manager of a branch office
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
back country; remote countryside
branch office; branch store
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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.)
marriage between coworkers
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
triumphant return; returning in triumph
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)