to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
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
nothing but; except; no more than
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
and; thereupon; because of that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to become empty; to be emptied
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
the same night; that night
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to set (sun); to become dark
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously