work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
heir; inheritor; successor
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
will not do; do not; does not
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
girlish mind; girlish innocence
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
someone; a certain person
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
the present year; at that time
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
boy; son; baby boy; young man