position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
(present) head of a family
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
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
future (usually near); prospects
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
the same generation; coeval
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
confections; sweets; candy; cake
failure; mistake; blunder
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
memory; sense; experience
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
serious; severe; grave; acute
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
along the river; riverside
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
face contorted and about to cry
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead