superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
heir; inheritor; successor
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
personification; impersonation; embodiment
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
one-by-one; separately; in detail
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
maid; helper; help; assistance
greeting; a fine thing to say
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
good bye; I'm off; see you later
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to order; to command; to appoint
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
parting; separation; farewell
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful