to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
period of youth; while young
heir; inheritor; successor
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
ardent; passionate; vehement
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
several years; a few years
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
health; healthy; sound; fit
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
(your) daughter; young woman
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
diversified management; diversification
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
a person without a single relative
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to suffer; to groan; to be worried