grandfather; male senior-citizen
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to pass (of time); to elapse
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
about; on; regarding; per; for every
marriage proposal; marriage talks
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
enterprise; business; company; corporation
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case