circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
manner of using one's hands
seeing off and meeting on return
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 (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
several years; a few years
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
health; healthy; sound; fit
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
diversified management; diversification
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
means; way; method; measure
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
a person without a single relative
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
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)