adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
inheritance; something given or received
head; brains; intellect; understanding
powerful person; influential person
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
(political) power; authority; influence
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
on the occasion of; at the time of
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
invisibly; secretly; privately
first meeting; first interview with
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)