grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
long time; long interval; for quite some time
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
financial muscle; economic clout
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
melancholy; gloom; depression
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
manufacturing cost; production cost
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
almost; roughly; approximately
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
repayment; refund; payback
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
foundation stone; cornerstone
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
guess; speculation; supposition
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on