beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
failure story; horror story
to decline in price; to fall in price
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
pessimism; disappointment
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
other companies in the same business; rival firms
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by