association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
continuation; succession; series; continuous
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
already; now; no longer; not any more
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
personality; character; individuality; personhood
every single word and phrase; word by word
accurate; correct; precise; exact
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
sudden change; complete change
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice