one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
security; stability; safety; peace
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
section manager; section chief
considerably; greatly; a lot
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
woman; female; feminine gender
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
private affairs; personal matter
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
resigning from one's job when one gets married; retirement due to marriage; leaving a job because of marriage
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
such; this sort of; like this
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to pass (of time); to elapse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)