previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
second generation; second; junior
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
family; relatives; dependents; household
first generation; founder
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to spread; to be propagated
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
outside world; physical world
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
self-control; self-restraint