to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
another family; another house
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to graduate from a university
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
guardian; protector; patron; parent
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
and then; and so; and; so then
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
guaranteed; authentic; certified
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
joint together; opposite; facing
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
charcoal; charred remains
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)