engineer; technical officer
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
regret; repentance; remorse
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
gifted man; accomplished man
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
prohibition; ban; suspension; injunction
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
ignorant of the ways of the world
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
modesty; humility; being humble
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
tendency; trend; inclination
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
year-end fair; year-end market
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
don't you think?; indicates question
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
(not) altogether; (not) wholly