to inherit; to succeed; to take over
vertical stripes; striped fabric
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
after a long time; for the first time in a while
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
return; relapse; recurrence
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
personal; individual; private
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
honorific/polite/humble prefix
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
family name; house name; family honour; family honor