one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
piece; fragment; one (object)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
surroundings; environs; circumference
distrust of (other) human beings
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
speech; expression; wording; language
to be embarrassed; to lose face
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful