Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
father; dad; husband; you; he
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(another's) daughter; young lady
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to give permission to marry
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
money-making; earning money
being very good at; strongest point
to be profitable; to yield a profit
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
sharing; share (on social media); market share
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
originally; by nature; from the start
covered with; stained; smeared
large industrial company; major corporation; big business