father; dad; husband; you; he
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
consideration; taking into account
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
commerce; trade; business
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
scene; sight; scenario; setting
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
depiction; description; portrayal
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
genius; prodigy; natural gift
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters