dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
inheritance; something given or received
with a start; with a jump
younger people; future generations
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
Bloomberg; Bloomberg L.P.
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
vertically structured society; hierarchical society
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
when it comes to ...; as for ...
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
both (people); the two of them