premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
offense; offence; method of attack
in proportion to; just as much as
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(written) contract; agreement
to exchange; to interchange
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
taste; palate; sense of taste
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
head house (family); birthplace; originator
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
president (of a society); chairman
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
family; members of a family
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all