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
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
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)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
company president; manager; director
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
role of a company president
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
indicate reason; infers some protest
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
senior high school; high school
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be able to manage somehow or another
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to employ; to hire; to charter
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
how; in what way; by what means
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of