to inherit; to succeed; to take over
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
certain company; unnamed company
adviser; advisor; consultant
gentle; mild; meek; tender
one's manners; one's attitude
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
way of talking; speaking style
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
too much; excessively; too
low (level, value, price, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
manipulation of information; spin
class-A; A class; A grade
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
political issue (problem)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
check; restraint; oppression; suppression