telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to give; to do (something) for
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
heir; inheritor; successor
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
state of mind; mentality; psychology
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
educator; teacher; educationalist
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
representative; exemplary; model
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
being adopted into the family of one's bride
cannot be helped; unavoidable
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
job; work; duties; trade; skill
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
poor business performance; economic slump
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about