working adult; full-fledged member of society
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)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
(some) more; even more; longer; further
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
don't worry; there's no need to worry
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance