father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
elder sister; older female friend
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be silent; to say nothing
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
Japanese-style confectionary store
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
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.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship