boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
heir; inheritor; successor
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
sympathy; compassion; pity
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
commitment; pledge; promise
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
McIntosh (apple); McIntosh red
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
composition (of music); setting; writing music
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
writing implement; writing tool
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful