fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to detain; to take into custody
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
election; selection; choice
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
will; testament; last request
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
boy; son; baby boy; young man
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means